Blogs in January 1970

The Spanish Game 1st January 1970

The setting in Madrid is a change from London, where Milius is usually based. Alec Milius is asked to explore the possibility of his finance company investing in Basque country – he meets with a politician, who then disappears….

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Errant in Iberia 1st January 1970

A life-changing move to Spain… This is the inspirational story of moving to a new country with nothing, then really living your dreams. Turning up in Madrid without a word of Spanish, Ben soon finds a job, beautiful language...

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All Souls’ Day 1st January 1970

Arthur Daane, a documentary film-maker and inveterate globetrotter, has lost his wife and child in a plane crash. In ALL SOULS’ DAY we follow Arthur as he wanders the streets of Berlin, a city uniquely shaped by history. Berlin...

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Leaving the Atocha Station 1st January 1970

Adam Gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable, young American poet on a prestigious fellowship in Madrid, struggling to establish his sense of self and his attitude towards art. Fuelled by strong coffee and self-prescribed tranquillizers, Adam’s ‘research’ soon...

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Duende 1st January 1970

After a failed love affair, Jason Webster heads for Spain, the country that has long enthralled him. He is looking for “Duende”, the state during Flamenco that is part ecstasy, part melancholy, the essence of Spain’s signature art form....

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