Blogs in January 1970

Four Seasons in Rome 1st January 1970

On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome… ‘Four Seasons in Rome’ charts the repercussions of that day,...

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The View from the Tower 1st January 1970

“Can she trust them? Can you?” A psychological thriller about love and betrayal, and the damage done when ideals and human lives come into conflict. Helen is in a hotel room with her lover when a gunman murders her...

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Achilles’ Helmet 1st January 1970

When a private collector commissions two London art dealers to find the battle helmet worn by Prince Achilles at the siege of Troy 3000 years ago, they engage a team of Italian tomb robbers to find the tomb. Interpol...

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Voice of the Violin 1st January 1970

The fourth novel in Andrea Camilleri’s savagely funny, brilliantly compelling Sicilian crime series featuring Inspector Montalbano

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Round Ireland with a Fridge 1st January 1970

On his only prior visit to Ireland, songwriter/comic Tony Hawks had seen a man hitchhiking with a refrigerator. For years, he was wont to tell the tale during late-night drinking matches, and after one particularly heavy-duty night of partying,...

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