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Storms of Change: 1960
Paperback
Series: The Mountfield Road Mysteries, Book 1
General FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781872889726
Publisher: Outset Publishing Ltd
Published: Sep 21 2024
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.16
Height: 0.15 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
WHAT IF NEW ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER?
It's 1960, the start of a new decade and one that promises radical change. Marcus Chase is keen to throw off the constraints of his childhood and teenage years, breaking free from his home in London and moving south, to Hastings.
At London's Old Bailey, lawyers are preparing their arguments for a trial that will shock the nation. The novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover, challenges accepted notions of morality and some argue it should never be published. Is it 'dirt for dirt's sake' or a work of literary merit?
Marcus is soon drawn into the debate when he rents a bedsit from a certain Mr Humphrey, a landlord who is a stickler for traditions and protocols. He meets Fred and Gilly Barnes, the couple who rent the flat below and is soon absorbed by their tales of adventure, impressed by their carefree attitude to life.Late night discussions about racial segregation, equality for women, and the threat of nuclear war, lead Marcus to doubt everything about his life. But when Marcus comes face to face with a crime, he is forced to look beneath the surface of his new friendship, discovering a darker side to something that appeared so bright.
What will Marcus choose? The safety of the past or an uncertain future?
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