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Explore all kinds of landscapes – the internal and the external – with these evocative reads selected by other site users. To suggest your own landscape read, click here.

Les Liaisons Culinaires by Andreas Staikos

Les Liaisons Culinaires

By Andreas Staikos

A mouthwatering new take on the love triangle as Dimitris and Damocles cook ever more fabulous meals to reach the heart of the delicious heroine through her tastebuds. Plenty of sauce in this simple story - a great book to pack in your suitcase.

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Title Deeds by Lisa Campbell

Title Deeds

By Lisa Campbell

Oh how the other half live! Lisa Campbell was the last child to be born at Cawdor Castle, family seat of the Campbells, and featured in Macbeth. Title Deeds tells the story of Lisa’s wonderful childhood and the changes that happened to their family when her father Hugh, moves the family to live in castle and becomes overwhelmed by the responsibilities of title, heritage and land. A painful story of the problems of wealth but written with humour. You really feel for the Campbell family and become caught up in the story of their lives.

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The People's Act of Love by James Meek

The People's Act of Love

By James Meek

This a historic novel set in Siberia of 1919. It centres around a small Christian sect and a regiment of Czech soldiers stationed nearby during a civil war. This story is further complicated with the arrival of an escapee from Russia’s most northern prison. Compelling and thoughtful, the bleak setting and depressing situation made for a very realistic read.

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