Blogs in January 1970

Underworld 1st January 1970

Don DeLillo’s mesmerizing novel opens with a legendary baseball game played in New York in 1951. The glorious outcome — the home run that wins the game is called the Shot Heard Round the World — shades into the...

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The Mended Circle 1st January 1970

The Mended Circle traces several generations born of Philo Marie Sonnier, a deranged and brutal Confederate soldier, and an unknown black woman. “Moonlight and The Farmer” -“Josephine Carried By Her Lord” -“Biddie Meets Miss Alice Paul” are just a...

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Jaws 1st January 1970

It was just another day in the life of a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holiday makers. The first sign of trouble – a warning of what was to come...

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Go with Me 1st January 1970

Somewhere in backwoods Vermont, a young woman refuses to back down in the face of threats from a violent local villain. Her boyfriend has fled the state in fear, and local law enforcement can do nothing to protect her....

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Virgin Earth 1st January 1970

Sequel to the outstanding historical novel Earthly Joys, and written by the bestselling Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin’s Lover. John Tradescant the Younger has inherited his father’s unique collection of plants along...

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