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A collection of book reviews, literary travel journeys and best books set in posts

Literary journeys – Look here for books set in a whole range of locations and settings grouped together

BookTrail of the Month – the best book(trail) an author has taken us on

Literary Packages – what are the best books with a strong sense of setting or location for each month?

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Book set on Rathlin Island with Diane Jeffrey

  • Submitted: 18th August 2022

Rathlin Island and Causeway Cottage A couple move to a lovely island cottage. They've escaped London, they are closer to family. However, they were not prepared for what the cottage…

Haven set in Ireland – Emma Donoghue

  • Submitted: 15th August 2022

Haven in Ireland In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. Taking two monks – young Trian and…

Kalmann set in Iceland

  • Submitted: 11th August 2022

Kalmann set in Iceland This Translation Thursday, The BookTrail presents... Kalmann By Joachim B Schmidt Translated by Jamie Lee Searle Bitter Lemon Press BookTrail the locations in Kalmann   Boarding Pass…

The Manhattan Girls set in New York by Gill Paul

  • Submitted: 9th August 2022

Dorothy Parker and the Manhattan Girls A novel about Dorothy Parker and her circle. Dorothy Parker is a poet, a member of the Algonquin club and has the sharpest wit…

A Postcard from Capri BookReview by Alex Brown

  • Submitted: 8th August 2022

Postcard from Capri In the Golden Age of Hollywood, Kelly Sinclair is on the cusp of becoming the next big movie star. Until then, she’s spending the summer of 1953…

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An Italian Island Secret

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