Blogs in January 1970

Heart of a Samurai 1st January 1970

A Japanese fishing vessel in 1841 sinks and its crew swims to a small unknown island to be rescued by a passing American ship. At the time, the Japanese borders were closed to all western nations so the Japanese...

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Pollyanna 1st January 1970

When orphan Pollyanna is sent to live with her bad-tempered aunt, she realizes that many of the folk in Beldingsville could use her help. As she brings cheer and hope to the people around her, and reminds them that...

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Virgin Earth 1st January 1970

Sequel to the outstanding historical novel Earthly Joys, and written by the bestselling Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin’s Lover. John Tradescant the Younger has inherited his father’s unique collection of plants along...

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The Outlander 1st January 1970

On a moonlit night in 1903, a mysterious young woman flees alone across the Canadian wilderness, one quick step ahead of her pursuers. Mary Boulton is nineteen years old, half mad, and widowed – by her own hand. Tearing...

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The Bathonians 1st January 1970

Kate is at the heart of a group of friends in Bath, England and abroad. Over the years, their lives and relationships result in picaresque episodes of love, passion, unexpected alliances, betrayal, trauma and death. Yet from the chaos,...

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