Blogs in January 1970

The New Yorkers 1st January 1970

This book is about people, about the Upper West Side in New York City, and about the effects of dogs on people. A beautifully crafted book – Central Park where dog and dog owners congregate and everyone has a...

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City of Dreams 1st January 1970

Rich with unforgettable characters and history, intricately plotted and utterly absorbing, “City of Dreams” is a stirring saga of early Manhattan and the beginnings of medical science told by a master storyteller. In 1661, Lucas Turner and his sister,...

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The Santa Shop 1st January 1970

A poignant and uplifting story. Skip Ralstat loses his wife and baby son on a Christmas Eve fire, Skip’s palpable guilt that he wasn’t there for them causes him to lose his job as a lawyer: and he becomes...

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Beach Trip 1st January 1970

Mel, Sara, Annie, and Lola have traveled diverse paths since their years together at a small Southern liberal arts college during the early 1980s. Mel, a mystery writer living in New York, is grappling with the aftermath of two...

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The Round House 1st January 1970

A mother is brutally raped by a man on their North Dakota reservation where she lives with her husband and thirteen-year-old son, Joe. Traumatized and afraid, she takes to her bed and refuses to talk to anyone – including...

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