Blogs in January 1970

The Fencing Master 1st January 1970

Plots abound in the Madrid of 1868. Everyone is discussing them apart from the fencing master, Don Jaime, currently working on the Treatise on the Art of Fencing. Dark violence crosses his path when he is approached by a...

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The Monk 1st January 1970

Ambrosio, the superior of the Capuchins in Madrid succumbs to temptations with one of his pentitents but ends up killing a her, so that he avoids discovery. Nevertheless he is discovered, tortured by the Spanish Inquisition and is sentenced...

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What’s the Girl Worth 1st January 1970

Catherine Kelly explores the loss she experienced when her Father abandoned her as a child, she navigates her way through Madrid – along the cobble stoned alleys, the splendid sights, the heat filled courtyards in the company of Esteban....

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Winter in Madrid 1st January 1970

The Spanish Civil War is over, Madrid is in ruins, the Germans continue their sweep through Europe, and Franco refuses to enter the Second World War. Unassuming spy, Harry Brett, is sent over to Spain and rekindles his friendship...

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The Garden Next Door 1st January 1970

Julio, a writer from Chile and his wife are suffering a bit of a marital crisis. They are offered the chance to stay in a luxurious apartment in Madrid one Summer. Julio begins to fantasize about a beautiful woman...

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