THURSDAY THREE: Books in Unusual Settings

This week's Thursday Three focuses on books that don't stick to the tried and tested locations of London, New York and Los Angeles.

First up is Belinda Jones' "The Paradise Room". Jones must be one of the queens of exotic locations. This book is set in Tahiti, and follows the fortune of Amber. She's been dragged to Tahiti (dragged I ask you?) by her boyfriend who's there on business. Normally she prefers the gloom you can rely on Britain to provide, slowly but surely Tahiti begins to win her over.

Carry on across the cut for the other two choices.

The second book in this week's three is "Sun At Midnight" by Rosie Thomas. Alice, a geologist, is reluctant to take the opportunity to follow in her mother's footsteps and join a research project in the Antartic. Eventually she is persuaded, and moves to Kandahar Station, situated near the South Pole. If the conditions there are not challenging enough, fate ensures that life must get in the way and complicate matters for all who are based there.

Third up is a vaguely topical choice, because apparently yes they are still in the Big Brother UK house, and Australia house (the US version begins July 6th). Ben Elton's "Dead Famous" takes a slightly satirical look at the concept of Big Brother style programmes, creating characters that make you stop and really think about the ends these shows are beginning to take.

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