Blogs in January 1970

Virgin Earth 1st January 1970

Sequel to the outstanding historical novel Earthly Joys, and written by the bestselling Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin’s Lover. John Tradescant the Younger has inherited his father’s unique collection of plants along...

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The Husband’s Secret 1st January 1970

At the heart of The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty is a letter that’s not meant to be read . . . Mother of three and wife of John-Paul, Cecilia discovers an old envelope in the attic. Written in...

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The French Lieutenant’s Woman 1st January 1970

Sarah Woodruff is the woman of the title, the French Lieutenant’s Woman, also known as the “Tragedy”. She lives in the coastal town of Lyme Regis, as a disgraced woman, supposedly abandoned by a French naval officer named Varguennes,...

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A303 Highway to the Sun 1st January 1970

The A303 is more than a road. It is a story. One of the essential routes of English motoring and the road of choice to the West Country for thousands of holidaymakers, the A303 recalls a time when the...

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London and the South-East 1st January 1970

The central character Paul is a man on the edge: alcoholic and seller of worthless ads in uncirculated magazines. He commutes from his suburban life in Hove on the south coast into London, to his pedestrian world of work,...

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