Blogs in January 1970

The Mulberry Tree 1st January 1970

Marcus Lamb is puzzled by his grandfather’s decision to bequeath him his beloved North London allotment: his grandfather knew that he had no interest in gardening. Marcus wants nothing more than to indulge in drink, drugs and women. But...

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Fatality in Fleet Street 1st January 1970

It is the year 1937, and Lord Carpenter, Governing Director of Affiliated Publications, decides, against the wishes of the Premier and the opinion of the entire staff of the Mercury, that it is time to declare war on Russia....

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A Divided Inheritance 1st January 1970

~ London 1609 ~Elspet Leviston’s greatest ambition is to continue the success of her father Nathaniel’s lace business. But her dreams are thrown into turmoil with the arrival of her mysterious cousin Zachary Deane – who has his own...

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Chamber Music 1st January 1970

Henry Bane is dead. Long Live Henry Bane, his son. It’s Manchester, 1998, and the funeral party is interrupted by a woman from Bane’s past. Róisín is back in Manchester and back in Bane’s life after an eight-year absence...

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The Forest 1st January 1970

This book is about the New Forest, in England. From the novel’s opening with a plane flying high above a cathedral in April 2000 to the 15th year of the reign of Queen Victoria, the reader is swept through...

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