Blogs in January 1970

The Elephant Girl 1st January 1970

When five-year-old Helen Stephens witnesses her mother’s murder, her whole world comes crumbling down. Rejected by her extended family, Helen is handed over to child services and learns to trust no-one but herself. Twenty years later, her mother’s killer...

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The Levelling Sea 1st January 1970

The story of Britain’s colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth. Within the space of few years, during the 1560s and 1570s, a maritime revolution took place in England that would contribute...

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Down The Grain Silos 1st January 1970

Fresh out of college the author finds himself in a unique position cleaning grain silos with two very different men. This story is about what they taught him. A cross between long form journalism and the short story, ‘Down...

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Berlin Game 1st January 1970

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The End of the Affair 1st January 1970

Set in London during and just after World War II, Graham Greene’s The End of the Affair is a pathos-laden examination of a three-way collision between love of self, love of another and love of God. The affair in...

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