Blogs in January 1970

Bel Canto 1st January 1970

In Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto, an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honour of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. Alas, in the opening sequence, just as the accompanist kisses the soprano, a...

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Thirteen Hours 1st January 1970

They killed her best friend. Now they are chasing Rachel Anderson through the streets of Cape Town. The young tourist doesn’t dare trust anyone – except her father, back home in America. When he puts pressure on the politicians,...

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Play to the End 1st January 1970

Approaching his fiftieth birthday, actor Toby Flood arrives in Brighton for the final performances of Lodger in the Throat following a ten-week regional tour. The tour had not gone well, with a hoped-for West End transfer unlikely to eventuate....

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Border Run 1st January 1970

LOOKING FOR A NEW EXPERIENCE? TRY MURDER … Bored of the ‘mango smoothie’ trail and keen to spice up their Facebook albums, and maybe their sex lives, Jake and Will take a tour into China’s jungle borderland with Burma....

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The Spanish Game 1st January 1970

The setting in Madrid is a change from London, where Milius is usually based. Alec Milius is asked to explore the possibility of his finance company investing in Basque country – he meets with a politician, who then disappears….

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