Blogs in January 1970

Our Spoons came from Woolworths 1st January 1970

This book is set in London in the Thirties, Sophia is a young woman married to an artist, Charles. Poverty and motherhood all feature and the book is humorous, touching and beautifully written – in an almost childlike way...

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The Italian Wedding 1st January 1970

Pieta Martinelli’s sister is getting married. Since she is a bridal designer it falls to her to make the wedding gown. But Pieta is distracted by a series of unanswered questions. Why is her father feuding with another Italian...

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London belongs to Me 1st January 1970

A group of Londoners set against the background of impending war, their individual stories, told with panache. Day to day lives vividly portrayed, the eccentrics, the comedy, and the heroism of the individaul.

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The Secret River 1st January 1970

First book in a Trilogy about early Australia (The Lieutenant and Sarah Thornhill).It is set in the early nineteenth century, on what was then the frontier: the Hawkesbury River, fifty miles beyond Sydney. The story begins in London in...

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Before I go to Sleep 1st January 1970

Christine Lucas is a 47 year old amnesiac, living with her husband, Ben. He explains to her that the reason that every time she goes to sleep, she looses her memory is because of a hit and run accident....

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