Blogs in January 1970

Kydd (1) 1st January 1970

It’s 1793, and England is on the brink of war with the French. In what seems almost a day-by-day account, we follow Kydd from his nightmarish introduction to naval life to his promotion to ordinary seaman. Befriended first by...

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Good Women 1st January 1970

In ‘Light My Fire’ a passionate relationship cannot withstand a clash of tastes and an ancient Aga: a housewife’s life is transformed when she starts to see angels in ‘Walking with Angels’: and ‘Garden Guerillas’ follows a widow plotting...

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The Rabbi’s Daughter 1st January 1970

The book starts with the early life of the writer growing up in an Orthodox household , her rebellion against her parents, and her subsequent enlightenment when she embraces her faith by marrying her husband, also from the Orthodox...

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The Line of Beauty 1st January 1970

CHELSEA. Nick Guest has just graduated from Oxford and starts rooming at his friend’s parents house. Gerald Fedden M.P, is the head of the household and mixes in the higher echelons of society. Nick is very taken with the...

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Dancing on Thorns 1st January 1970

It briefly starts out in Paris but the main location is London. Ballet and theatre – even if you are not a great fan – this is a terrific book, with a tremendous cast of characters.

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