Blogs in January 1970

The Moon and Sixpence 1st January 1970

Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads...

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Ominous: Borders: Coffee 1st January 1970

Set in PARIS, this thriller surges ominously through the psyche of modern Europe. Conflict is rife: danger is everywhere. You will be tempted to trawl through Paris, to drink in the bars, or smoke on dark street corners. Be...

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The Coral Thief 1st January 1970

July 1815, Daniel Connor arrives by mail coach in Paris and his affair with a beautiful coral thief. In his luggage are three rare fossils and the bones of a mammoth. Napoleon is already in exile…this is post revolutionary...

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret 1st January 1970

ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlock with an eccentric girl and her grandfather, Hugo’s...

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The Cult of Nostalgia 1st January 1970

Carly, a ditsy life-coach with no clue of how to coach anyone, including herself, dashes to Paris to confront her ex-boyfriend who is honeymooning with a member of the Morningside cult and who has stolen Carly’s great-uncle’s diary.

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