Blogs in January 1970

The French House 1st January 1970

CC is trapped by a job she no longer loves in an unfriendly city. So when her new boyfriend decides it’s time to sell up and move to the South of France, she decides in seconds to change her...

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Perfect Strangers 1st January 1970

Just an innocent invitation… When Sophie Ellis is asked to house-sit at a luxurious Knightsbridge townhouse, it appears to be the offer of a lifetime. Drawn into the glittering circle of the home’s owner, she meets wealthy American businessman...

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Behind the Blue Shutters 1st January 1970

Provence remains a region where time stands still among the vineyards and olive groves that nestle on slopes unchanged since the earth was formed. On its glittering Mediterranean coast, the sun drenched Cote d’Azur attracts the unlimited wealth of...

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The Riviera Set 1st January 1970

Picasso to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Winston Churchill to sex kitten Brigitte Bardot. The glorious strip of Mediterranean beach stretching from Marseilles to Monaco still attracts writers, artists, film stars, and scoundrels. Betcherman’s rich account will delight tourists and armchair...

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A Chateau in Provence 1st January 1970

Provence is a land of long cafe lunches, of lavender, olives, wine, medieval villages and ruined castles. Its history is steeped with myth and legend and peopled with painters, poets and knights. The beauty of its land has been...

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