Guest post today – find out why I loved setting my novel Drumbeats in the 1960s. What was it about that time that intrigued me and made me choose 1965-6 as my context for the book? What was happening then? What was Jess’s mind-set? Why was West Africa in turmoil?

Guest Post: 5 Reasons Why I Loved Setting My Novel in the 1960’s by Julia Ibbotson