Blogs in January 1970

The Registrar’s Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages 1st January 1970

Swimming for his life towards traffickers on the Italian shore, Selim enters a world where Kurdish refugees disguise themselves as tomatoes, dates of birth are a matter of opinion, and a residency permit is a ticket to paradise. When...

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Rome 1st January 1970

In his early 20s Hughes first came to Rome in the late 50s. He takes us back from that point, two thousand years into the heyday of the Roma at the heart of the Roman Empire. Moving through from...

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Cabal (Aurelio Zen 03) 1st January 1970

On a dark November night, Prince Ludovico Ruspanti falls a hundred and fifty feet to his death in St Peter’s basilica in Rome. But there are too many questions and the papal authorities need help – Inspector Aurelio Zen...

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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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