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GIVEAWAY – 3 copies of Mrs Spy by M J Robotham: 1960s LONDON
11th May 2025
We are delighted to be able to offer 3 copies of Mrs Spy by M J Robotham, set in Swinging 60s London
Maggie Flynn isn’t your typical 1960s mum.
She’s a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5, stalking London’s streets in myriad disguises.
Widowed and balancing her clandestine career with raising a Beatles-mad teenage daughter, Maggie finds comfort and purpose in her profession – providing a connection to her late husband, whose own covert past only surfaced after his death.
But Maggie’s world spins out of control when a chance encounter with a mysterious Russian agent triggers a chilling revelation: he knew her husband. And what’s worse, the agent suspects someone on home soil betrayed him.
As Maggie searches for answers, she’ll question everyone – and everything – she thought she could trust. In the murky and perilous world of espionage, can she outsmart those determined to keep her silenced?
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WINNERS
Katheryn
Bhavesh
Jean
The music & fashion which our parents hated.
Fascination with Swinging 60s London immediately brings to mind ‘Carnaby Street’ and the fashions of that era, with Mary Quant designer and fabulous Twiggy, who, in my mind, was the leader of womens’ fashion at that time.
the fashion and the music
the nightlife
The fashion and the music.
Carnaby Street, flared trousers, music and everyone was generally happy
The music, the fashion and the social scene
The partying and fashion of the 60s were great!
I love 60s TV shows! It must have been really exciting to live in London at that time.
The music and the fashion.
I find the fashion and music of the 60s to be very interesting.
The rebelliousness
The amazing music scene
The music
I find the musical scene to be very fascinating.
I find the fashion to be very interesting!
I loved the vibe of swinging 60s London although I was a little too young to fully enjoy it.
Fashion Revolution. London became the world’s style capital almost overnight
I absolutely love the fashion of the 60s, so bold
Loved the style and music then and still love them now.
Lots of things would be interesting, like food and fashion, but I think the glamour of the British film stars would be most exciting.
The fashion would be exciting for me but also seeing how the generations got on
I was a student teacher in the 1960’s within easy access of London. Sadly I didn’t have much money to spend but the fashion, the music and freedom were exhilarating after living in rural Lincolnshire for eighteen years! Thanks for rekindling so many happy memories of those far off days.
I am really interested in the spy network of the sixties.
the fashion
The music and the freedom people seemed to have.
The fashion and all those bright coloured clothes
I’d be interested to see the Mary Quant journey & look at all of her fashion influences.
I lived it as a teenager so it was the fashion (Mary Quant & Biba), mini skirts and monochrome, the The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones, the first Glastonbury at £1 a ticket. It was love not war.
I think it was just a fascinating time. Society was shifting and everything was changing after coming through the war.
I find the music and art of the sixties fascinating
The freedom after the war and rationing in the 50s
The fashion!
The music and stylish fashion is interesting!
The fashion!
Music and fashion was great
The music scene
I find the way they dressed their babies and the prams really fascinating.
I find the way they dressed their babies and the pams really fascinating.
Clothes and music
I think it would be interesting to see how some of the ” cool people” of the 60s are now living – do they still consider themselves so up to the minute? Or did real life get in the way?
Fantastic era, though – so optimistic – no gloom and doom then!
I loved the clothes of the time and how the young had so much fun
I love the 1960’s fashion and music
love the music 🙂
Living in London for a while twenty years later, there were still many fascinating stories about the 60s, particularly about Carnaby Street.
Definitely the fashion, it was so cool and different
The fashions and the music.
Swinging 60s London was a dazzling era of cultural revolution, where youth defied convention and reshaped fashion, music, and social norms. Carnaby Street became the heart of style, with miniskirts and bold prints defining the Mod look, while The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who fueled a musical revolution. Psychedelic art and avant-garde theatre flourished alongside political activism, as protests and civil rights movements gained momentum. With newfound freedom, London’s youth embraced change, turning the city into a global symbol of creativity, rebellion, and optimism that still influences culture today.
I just missed the 60s and it seems a different world, full of excitement and optimism.
The music and the fashion. All the colours!
The fashions of 1960s London fascinates me. I think of Carnaby Street, bright colours and miniskirts!
This was my era – loved the music and fashion.
pop and fashion
The sixties fashions. I loved them at the time and still do
Has to be the music and fashion
I find the contrast fascinating – the rosy view is of ‘Swinging London’ and the excitement of Carnaby street etc, but if you read anything that goes a bit deeper, there was still terrible damage from the war, poverty and racism in every walk of life. Also, with it being at the height of the Cold War, who knows how many Russian spies were quietly getting on with their work???