Blogs in January 1970

Minor Wife 1st January 1970

A contemporary murder set in Bangkok-a neighbor and friend, a young ex-hooker turned artist, is found dead by an American millionaire’s minor wife. Her rich expat husband hires Calvino to investigate. While searching for the killer in exclusive clubs...

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Midnight in Peking 1st January 1970

On a frozen night in January 1937, in the dying days of colonial Peking, a body was found under the haunted watchtower. It was Pamela Werner, the teenage daughter of the city’s former British consul Edward Werner. Her heart...

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Buttertea at Sunrise: A Year in the Bhutan Himalaya 1st January 1970

Often seen as a magical paradise at the end of the world, Bhutan is inaccessible to most travellers. Set against the dramatic scenery of the Himalaya, this beguiling memoir recalls hardships and happiness in a land almost untouched by...

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Kalimantaan 1st January 1970

In 1838, Gideon Barr sets sails for Borneo, the land he intends to rule. We first see this empire-builder through relatives’ letters, and he emerges as highly unbalanced yet singularly driven. He is also, it appears, almost infallible, applying...

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Bridge on the River Kwai 1st January 1970

POWs, after the surrender of Singapore are taken by their Japanes captors to build a bridge. The current edition is a nod to the film, the original title being The Bridge over the River Kwai.

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