Blogs in January 1970

The Shadow of the Wind 1st January 1970

It is Barcelona, 1945, post war, and a boy, Daniel awakes and can no longer remember his Mother’s face. Daniel’s widowed father, who deals in antiquarian books, introduces him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books – each book waiting...

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The Good Suicides 1st January 1970

Young, free and … dead Senior staff at Alemany Cosmetics company come home with a secret after a team-building course in a remote country house. Now, they are committing suicide, one by one. Soon, they may all be dead....

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The Angel’s Game 1st January 1970

David Martin makes a living in Barcelona writing novels under s pseudonym. Following a troubled childhood he has made books his world. From his imagination come the deep mysteries of the deeper side of the city. He lives in...

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Leaving Tangier 1st January 1970

Young Moroccans gather regularly in a seafront cafe to gaze at the lights on the Spanish coast glimmering in the distance. Azel, the protagonist, is intent on leaving in one way or another. On the brink of despair he...

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The Frost on His Shoulders 1st January 1970

The 1930s, and an ageing, badly paid school teacher lives in a small, isolated village at the foot of the Pyrenees. One day he and the rest of the inhabitants stumble upon a short newspaper article about their own...

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