Blogs in January 1970

The Italian Lover 1st January 1970

Margot, book conservator, discovered a manuscript and prints The Sixteen Pleasures by Pietro Aretino, which featured in the prequel to this book. Meanwhile Alan Woody Woodhull pays his guitar at the local Bebop Club while also teaching at the...

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The Glassblower of Murano 1st January 1970

Wonderful combination of mystery, historical intrigue and love, written by an English/Venetian author, which tells a story of passion, genius and betrayal linking the present and the past. Nora Manin decides to leave her fractured life in London to...

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The Salt Road 1st January 1970

Isabelle’s estranged archeologist father dies, leaving her a puzzle. In a box she finds some papers and a mysterious African amulet — but their connection to her remains unclear until she embarks on a trip to Morocco to discover...

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The Duke of Shadows 1st January 1970

The setting for the first half of the book is India during the Great Uprising of 1857. Emma is the victim of a tragic shipwreck and she is the lone survivor, on her way to meet her future husband....

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Laura’s Handmade Life 1st January 1970

Laura Lovegrove is leaving behind her seamless life in London. Architect husband Adi has been relocated to rural Norfolk, a far cry from ultra-urban Ealing. Though Laura knew village life would be different, she didn’t foresee a pokey cottage,...

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