Blogs in January 1970

Housekeeping 1st January 1970

cclaimed on publication as a contemporary classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and Lucille, orphansgrowing up in the small desolate town of Fingerbone in the vast northwest of America. Abandoned by a succession of relatives, the sisters find...

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The Delivery Man 1st January 1970

Young, good-looking, newly graduated from art college: Chase has everything going for him. Okay, so he’s back in Vegas. But he plans to leave it behind, hook up with his girlfriend in California, and become an artist. Or at...

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The Whaleboat House 1st January 1970

Also released under the title -Amagansett. Rich and colourful evocation of Long Island in the 1940s. Life at sea, World War 2 and a small town life. The murder of a young, beautiful high society woman, Lillian Wallace, whose...

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Bungalow 2 1st January 1970

Steel’s latest novel follows the travails of a demure Marin County housewife who finds herself caught up in the glamorous world of Hollywood. Tanya Harris is a contented wife and mother (beautiful for her age, of course) whose children...

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Salvage the Bones 1st January 1970

A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch’s father is growing concerned. He’s a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn’t often he worries about the family. Esch...

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