Blogs in January 1970

Drown 1st January 1970

Originally published in 1997, Drown instantly garnered terrific acclaim. Moving from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey, these heartbreaking, completely original stories established Díaz as one of contemporary fiction’s most exhilarating...

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Fire on the Mountain 1st January 1970

The hero of the story is John Vogelin, a New Mexico rancher whose land is about to be condemned by the United States Air Force, who want to use his land to expand a bombing range. He is the...

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The Lost German Slave Girl 1st January 1970

It is a spring morning in New Orleans, 1843. In the Spanish Quarter, on a street lined with flophouses and gambling dens, Madame Carl recognizes a face from her past. It is the face of a German girl, Sally...

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I heart New York 1st January 1970

It’s official. Angela Clarke is in love – with the most fabulous city in the world. Fleeing her cheating boyfriend and clutching little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress, a pair of Louboutins and her passport, Angela jumps on...

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A Freewheelin’ Time 1st January 1970

Greenwich Village in the explosive years of the bureoning music scene. Suze Rotolo discovers a like minded group and this is her story of the years she spent with Dylan.

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