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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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The Devil Takes You Home set in USA/Mexico by Gabino Iglesias

  • Submitted: 18th July 2022

The Devil Takes You Home The Devil Takes You Home set in USA/Mexico by Gabino Iglesias - Buried in debt due to his young daughter’s illness, his marriage at the…

The Bonesetter of London with Frances Quinn

  • Submitted: 15th July 2022

The Bonesetter of London with Frances Quinn Meet Endurance Proudfoot, the bonesetter’s daughter: clumsy as a carthorse, with a tactless tongue but with a gift for bonesetting. Bonesetting is the…

Whisper of the Seals set on the Magdalen Islands

  • Submitted: 14th July 2022

Canada's Magdalen Islands Whisper of the Seals set on the Magdalen Islands - Fisheries officer Simone Lord is transferred to Quebec’s remote Magdalen Islands for the winter. At the last…

Thriller set on an island Retreat – Sarah Pearse

  • Submitted: 11th July 2022

Welness retreat set on a Devon island We're off to a gorgeous welness retreat on an island off the coast of Devon. It's a fictional setting but well, is it? …

Cabin in the woods set in New York state – Sarah Alderson

  • Submitted: 8th July 2022

Cabin in the woods set in New York state - Sarah Alderson This is the first book I've come across with a rhyme instead of a blurb. It's brilliant.... In…

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