Blogs in January 1970

A Cat Called Norton: The True Story of an Extraordinary Cat and his Imperfect Human 1st January 1970

A short book that tells the story of Norton, a Scottish Fold kitten that the writer’s girlfriend Cindy bought for him – but he isn’t a cat lover (at the outset). He becomes his adorable companion on his trips...

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The Mended Circle 1st January 1970

The Mended Circle traces several generations born of Philo Marie Sonnier, a deranged and brutal Confederate soldier, and an unknown black woman. “Moonlight and The Farmer” -“Josephine Carried By Her Lord” -“Biddie Meets Miss Alice Paul” are just a...

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Travels with Charley 1st January 1970

In 1960, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover and document his native land: accompanied only by his dog, he travelled all across the United States in a pick-up truck. This Penguin Classics edition of Travels with Charley includes an...

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Double Black 1st January 1970

In DOUBLE BLACK, Boston’s twenty-something Stacey Curtis ditches her cheating fiancé and heads for a Vermont ski town. She’s looking for the life she’s always dreamed about, but she stumbles instead into financial intrigue, bitter family warfare, and murder....

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Prodigal Summer 1st January 1970

From her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. She is caught off guard by a young hunter who invades her most...

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