Blogs in January 1970

The Cornish House 1st January 1970

When artist Maddie inherits a house in Cornwall shortly after the death of her husband, she hopes it will be the fresh start she and her step-daughter Hannah desperately need. Trevenen is beautiful but neglected, a rambling house steeped...

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Working Wonders 1st January 1970

Arthur Pendleton has led an unexciting life, working as a town planner and slowly realising that his life holds few surprises. Then he encounters the head of a team of management consultants, the beguiling and beautiful Gwyneth Morgan, a...

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The Unlikely Pilgramage of Harold Fry 1st January 1970

Retired couple, Harold and Maureen, are living in Devon, when something happens that will change their future. Aletter arrives for Harold from a former colleague of his at the brewery, Queenie Hennessy. He takes his reply to the postbox...

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Bay of Secrets 1st January 1970

Spain, 1939. Following the wishes of her parents to keep her safe during the war, a young girl, Julia, enters a convent in Barcelona. Looking for a way to maintain her links to the outside world, she volunteers to...

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Possession 1st January 1970

Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars investigating the lives of two Victorian poets. Following a trail...

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