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The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Novel set 16th Century MADRID www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... "Bardugo keeps a beautiful balance between exploring the characters’ personalities, their needs / desires, and describing the world she has created" @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

Novel set in 16th Century MADRID - TripFiction

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, novel set in 16th Century Madrid. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo is the first of the author’s books that I’ve read, and I

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Cozy drama set in BERLIN 1961 Nightingale & Co by Charlotte Printz TR: Marina Sofia www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... "..a fascinating glimpse of an important period of Berlin’s history, as well as being a breathtaking whodunnit.." @corylusbooks.bsky.social @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

Cozy drama set in August 1961 BERLIN - TripFiction

Nightingale & Co by Charlotte Printz, a cozy drama set in August 1961 BERLIN TR: Marina Sofia Nightingale & Co by Charlotte Printz is billed as a

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Police procedural set in SOUTHAMPTON / NEW FOREST Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr www.tripfiction.com/police-proce... "..the fantastic first in a series of police procedural thrillers with a police dog handler as the main character..." @canelobooks.bsky.social @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

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Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr, police procedural set in SOUTHAMPTON / NEW FOREST, Hampshire. Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr is the fantastic first in a

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Novel set in USA, VIETNAM and JAPAN 5* www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner Coming 17 July 2025 "Many of the situations and themes in the book are universal and it will appeal to a wide audience." @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

Novel set in USA, VIETNAM and JAPAN - TripFiction

My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner, novel set in USA, Vietnam and Japan. My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Stenner is a beautifully written exploration of

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Out in paperback today (8 May 2025)! Amuse Bouche: How to Eat Your Way Around France by @carolynboyd.bsky.social Discover which region produces the rudest pastry! And/Or Where might you see a dog-shaped black pudding! 😀 #France #gastronomie @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

Out 5 June 2025 5* "I’d like to propose Secrets of the Bees by @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social as an early candidate for Book of the Year..." www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... #CORNWALL @suekelsoryan.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social (Apollo) #booksky

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Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson, novel set in CORNWALL (and Cyprus) I’d like to propose Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson as an early candidate for

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Worth a pre-order! My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner Coming 17 July 2025 www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... "..I particularly enjoyed the author’s evocative descriptions of the places in the book.." Set in #USA #VIETNAM and #Japan @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

I’m up to 29 days of sketching in January now (but I keep forgetting to post them here!). Here are the latest four; a chocolate tin from Christmas, plus a shell, a kiwi and a perfume atomiser. #sketching #watercolour

Chocolate tin in the shape of a French chocolatier shop

Conical sea shell in blue and yellow watercolour

Chunky wooden jigsaw in the shape of a kiwi bird

A conical blue glass perfume flask with an atomiser bulb

A lovely morning spent urban #sketching. We cheated a bit and sketched indoors at The Wilson art gallery in #Cheltenham. I love the Arts and Crafts gallery.

Short novel set in LA RIOJA www.tripfiction.com/short-novel-... Un Amor by Sara Mesa TR: Katie Whittemore "The author creates a tension that’s echoed by the book’s setting..." Thanks to our fabulous reviewer: @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

Short novel set in La RIOJA, Spain - TripFiction

Un Amor by Sara Mesa, short novel set in La RIOJA, Spain. TR: Katie Whittemore I was excited to read Un Amor by Sara Mesa (translated from the Spanish by

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Noir set in ICELAND during the aftermath of the financial crisis www.tripfiction.com/noir-set-in-... Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist TR: Quentin Bates @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

Noir set in ICELAND during the aftermath of the financial crisis - TripFiction

Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist, noir set in ICELAND during the aftermath of the financial crisis. TR: Quentin Bates Stella Blómkvist is an

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Novel set in BRIGHTON and BRISTOL Goodbye Birdie Greenwing by Ericka Waller www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... "The humour in the book is delicious and subtle: the wisdom is sublime..." A 5* read! @transworldbooks.bsky.social l Thank you to our fab reviewer: @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

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Goodbye Birdie Greenwing by Ericka Waller, novel set in Brighton and Bristol. I fell in love with the women of Shrublands Road and I didn’t want them to

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Persevering with a painting a day in January. Today’s sketch is my French faience jug, which I use to store wooden spoons. Painted in watercolour on paper. #watercolour #art

A watercolour sketch of a pottery jug decorated with rustic flower pattern. It holds several wooden spoons and spatulas

Sketch of the day; a funky solar-powered chicken 🐓 #watercolour #sketch #art

Sketch of a filigree metal chicken with a solar powered light

A novel of melancholy set in RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL Glória by Victor Heringer TR: Sophie Lewis / James Young www.tripfiction.com/a-novel-of-m... This novel "...is unlikely to be like anything else you’ve read.." @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

A novel of melancholy set in RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - TripFiction

Glória by Victor Heringer, a novel of melancholy set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Translated by Sophie Lewis and James Young Glória by Victor Heringer is a

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Piglet by Lottie Hazell A novel of emotional instability set mainly in #OXFORD (and weddings and secrets and food) www.tripfiction.com/novel-of-emo... A @graziauk.bsky.social #bookclub pick January 2025 #graziabookclub @transworldbooks.bsky.social

Novel of emotional instability set mainly in OXFORD - TripFiction

Piglet by Lottie Hazell, novel of emotional instability set mainly in Oxford. I probably would never have picked this novel up - given the title and the

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Today’s sketch is my long-suffering aloe vera plant, which appears to have decided to flower, despite my neglect. Watercolour on paper #watercolour #art

Watercolour sketch of an aloe vera plant in a pot, with a tall flower spike of buds

This was my ‘serious’ watercolour, from art class yesterday. We were challenged to paint rusty machinery in the style of French artist, Marc Folly. Watercolour on paper from a monochrome photograph.

A watercolour painting of rusty heavy machinery

It seemed appropriate to paint the orange one on inauguration day! Yesterday’s sketch for every day in January. #sketch #watercolour

Police procedural set in #REYKJAVIK, Iceland tripfiction.com/police-proce... Shrouded by Sólveig Pálsdóttir (Ice and Crime Book 4) TR: Quentin Bates @corylusbooks.bsky.social Reviewed for TF by @suekelsoryan.bsky.social 5* for both content and location

Police procedural set in REYKJAVIK, Iceland - TripFiction

Shrouded by Sólveig Pálsdóttir, police procedural set in Reykjavik, Iceland. Translated by Quentin Bates Shrouded is the fourth in a series of police

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My latest sketch for Gloucestershire Urban Sketchers’ January challenge is my mum’s lamp. Made in France, it reminds me of Carcassonne. #sketching #ceramics #art

I’m participating in a daily sketch challenge with my chums from Urban Sketchers Gloucestershire. Today’s sketch features my little collection of porcelain and stoneware seabirds made on the Isle of Arran. #sketching #watercolour #arran #gloucestershire

A watercolour sketch of four seabird ornaments made from porcelain and stoneware