Blogs in January 1970

Beautiful Lies 1st January 1970

It is 1887, and an unsettled London is preparing for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. For Maribel Campbell Lowe, the beautiful, bohemian wife of a maverick politician, it is the year she plans to make her own mark on the...

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The Spanish Bow 1st January 1970

A rich novel of music, politics and life, seen throught the eyes of Feliu

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Great British Railway Journeys 1st January 1970

Inspired by George Bradshaw, a 19th-century cartographer who mapped Britain’s railways as they sprung up around him, Charlie Bunce and Michael Portillo take a journey along nine classic British railway routes and surround themselves with the history, the charm...

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A Thunderous Whisper 1st January 1970

Ani believes she is just an insignificant whisper of a 12-year-old girl in a loud world. This is what her mother tells her anyway. Her father made her feel important, but he’s been off fighting in Spain’s Civil War,...

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Cross Stitch 1st January 1970

CLAIRE RANDALL IS LEADING A DOUBLE LIFE. SHE HAS A HUSBAND IN ONE CENTURY – AND A LOVER IN ANOTHER… In 1945, Claire Randall is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon in...

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