Blogs in January 1970

The Rings of Saturn 1st January 1970

There is a narrative thread in the form of a journey through East Anglia but this is broken by tangental episodes and characters that drift in often seemingly from out of nowhere. This mixture of abstraction and convention is...

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Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the Bangkok Hilton 1st January 1970

Sandra Gregory was living a life in Bangkok that many only dream of – until illness, unemployment and political unrest turned it into a nightmare. Desperate to get home, she agreed to smuggle an addict’s personal supply of heroin....

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Winter King 1st January 1970

It was 1501. England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy, violence, murders, coups and counter-coups. Henry VII had clambered to the top of the heap – a fugitive with a flimsy claim to England’s crown who through luck,...

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The Other Hand 1st January 1970

We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely...

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Reach for a different Sun 1st January 1970

When retired Jamaican campaigner and lobbyist Mary Odell dies suddenly, her niece, Monique – a London-based journalist – suspects foul play. Her misgivings lead her deep into the murky waters of Jamaica’s turbulent past, opening up a Pandora’s box...

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