Blogs in January 1970

The Food of Love 1st January 1970

Cyrano de Bergerac with a modern feel….

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A Place in the Hills 1st January 1970

Antonia had become obsessed with a long-dead poet, Cassius. A soldier and lover, he had lived in the hills of Provence in Roman times where Antonia was now engaged in an archaeological dig. Her father was hoping to uncover...

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One Summer in Tuscany 1st January 1970

Originally published as “Summer School” Patricia Wilson’s carefully composed ads for the writers’ retreat she runs at her thirteenth-century Italian castle promise so much. But while the splendour of their surroundings and chef Aldo’s melanzane never fail to wow...

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Operation Sunshine 1st January 1970

Evie isa receptionist in a high profile cosmetic surgery. She has never had a good holiday, really, so perks up when she is invited by her employers to attend a conference in the South of France. Things do not...

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A Parachute in the Lime Tree 1st January 1970

April 1941. German bombers are in the air, about to attack Belfast. Oskar is a Luftwaffe conscript whose sweetheart, Elsa, was forced to flee Berlin for Ireland two years before. War-weary, he longs for escape. In remote Dunkerin, Kitty...

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