Blogs in January 1970

Monkey Grip 1st January 1970

In Monkey Grip, Helen Garner charts the lives of a generation. Her characters are exploring new ways of loving and living – and nothing is harder than learning to love lightly. Nora and Javo are trapped in a desperate...

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Coal Creek 1st January 1970

Bobby Blue is caught between loyalty to his only friend, Ben Tobin, and his boss, Daniel Collins, the new Constable at Mount Hay. ‘Ben was not a big man but he was strong and quick as a snake. He...

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Lilian’s Story 1st January 1970

Lilian Una Stringer is the narrator, privileged parents in early twentieth century Australia. she fails to live up to her father’s expectations, eventually garnering his abuse and anger. Her mother meanwhile wiles away her hours with a stopwatch, timing...

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The Broken Shore 1st January 1970

Aussie Outback realism, this is a Sunday Times Bestseller. Joe Cashin is sent to the outback to recuperate from a botched stake out. Based in Port Munro a wealthy citizen is beaten to death in his home. Three teenage...

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The Railwayman’s Wife 1st January 1970

In a small town on the land’s edge, in the strange space at a war’s end, a widow, a poet and a doctor each try to find their own peace, and their own new story. On the south coast...

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