Blogs in January 1970

Run Away 1st January 1970

Julie’s been haunted by the memories of her failed marriage for far too long. Devastated when Lisa, her teenage daughter, sets off on a Gap Year trip, Julie realises she really is on her own. She buries herself in...

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The Forgotten Garden 1st January 1970

A well crafted and multi layered novel – it spans three generations and almost a whole century, going back and forth over time as Nell’s abandonment is explored.From the wilds of Cornwall, the slums of London, to the suburbs...

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Mateship with Birds 1st January 1970

It is 1953 and Harry lives a solitary life as a dairy farmer in the small town of Cohuna, with his whippet Sip and the company of Betty, his neighbour. Harry helps young Michael with his sexual awakening and...

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The Courier’s New Bicycle 1st January 1970

A beautifully written story of the near future and its murky underworld … Salisbury Forth is a courier of contraband in the alleyways of inner Melbourne, a city of fuel rationing, rolling power outages and curfews. It’s a stressful...

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Follow the Money 1st January 1970

When beautiful young women kiss you on the cheek you know you’re over the hill, but I didn’t really feel like that. As Wesley said, I still had the moves.’ Cliff Hardy may still have the moves but he’s...

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