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Category: Postcard reviews

Memoir set in Provence – Map of Another Town, MFK Fisher

  • Submitted: 26th May 2019

Map of Another Town, MFK Fisher travels there in style Map of Another Town by MFK Fisher.  A vintage classic - it was first published…

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Short stories set in Manchester and Kampala – Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

  • Submitted: 24th May 2019

The author of Kintu and Manchester Happened Manchester Happened by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - Weaving between Manchester and Kampala, this collection of short stories looks at what…

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Novel set in Cowes, Isle of Wight – Stealing Roses by Heather Cooper

  • Submitted: 22nd May 2019

The story of the railways in Cowes, Isle of Wight Stealing Roses by Heather Cooper - 1862. Growing up in the small seaside town of…

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Book set in Greece – Those Who Are Loved by Victoria Hislop

  • Submitted: 20th May 2019

Hislop's novel of Athens, Greece during the Nazi occupation Those Who Are Loved -  Victoria Hislop – A novel set in the time of the German…

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The Peacock Room set in Sammezzano Castle by Merryn Corcoran

  • Submitted: 17th May 2019

A room of peacocks and secrets in Tuscany Set against the stunning backdrop of Sammezzano Castle, past meets present in the glorious Tuscan sun! If…

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