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Category: Postcard reviews

Novel set in Lebanon – The Storyteller by Pierre Jarawan

  • Submitted: 30th May 2019

The Storyteller by Pierre Jarawan set in Lebanon Pierre Jarawan’s first novel  is a multilayered mystery of a father and his son set against the backdrop…

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Music memoir set in the American South – Wayfaring Stranger by Emma John

  • Submitted: 27th May 2019

A Musical Journey in the American South with blue grass music A chance trip to the American South introduced Emma John to bluegrass music. Classically…

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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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