Blogs in January 1970

The Light of the Day 1st January 1970

Sarah is in prison. Every fortnight she is visited by George, the private eye she employed to observe the final stage of her husband’s affair. The visits – and the days between – lead George back into Sarah’s past...

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Lights Out for the Territory 1st January 1970

Walking the streets of London, Iain Sinclair traces nine routes across the territory of the capital. Connecting people and places, redrawing boundaries both ancient and modern, reading obscure signs and finding hidden patterns, Sinclair creates a fluid snapshot of...

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Neverwhere 1st January 1970

A “kafkaesque” novel set around the tube in London. “Mind the gap”. It is astory of life in the underbelly of the city, shady human characters, speaking rats and special “guides”.

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Sirocco Express 1st January 1970

This is the story of Adebayo, a young Nigerian boy. He is attracted by the notion of Dickensian London and sets off through Africa for Europe, alongside people smugglers and desperate companions. The author has labeled this book as...

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Spring 1st January 1970

Canadian-born David Szalay won both the Betty Trask and Geoffrey Faber prizes for his debut, London & the South-East. In Spring, his third novel, he analyses the relationship between two youngish Londoners – James, who is ready for love,...

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