Blogs in January 1970

Baggage 1st January 1970

At eighteen, your closest friend commits suicide. At twenty-nine, you’re backpacking in the Australian outback when you see her. She has a husband. She has a ten-year-old son. She has a baby on the way. She claims to be...

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Bright Shiny Morning 1st January 1970

Welcome to LA. City of contradictions. It is home to movie stars and down-and-outs. Palm-lined beaches and gridlock. Shopping sprees and gun sprees. Bright Shiny Morning takes a wild ride through the ultimate metropolis, where glittering excess rubs shoulders...

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California Dreamers 1st January 1970

Ever wished you could make-over your life? Make-up artist Stella is an expert at helping other people change their images, but when it comes to transforming herself, she doesn’t even know where to start. So when her new friend,...

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The Yellow Birds 1st January 1970

This books is told in a first person narrative by Bartle, who is 21 years old and on his first tour of duty in Iraq, 2004. It tells of his friendship with 18 year old fellow American Murphy –...

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Empire Falls 1st January 1970

Empire Falls, Maine: once a thriving hub of industry, this small town nestles in a bend of the vast and winding Knox River, and has always been the empire of the wealthy Whiting family. Now the last Mrs Whiting...

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