Our next book club pick, Miss Timmins’ School for Girls, is set in 1970s India and even in the far-reaching corners of Maharashtra, drugs, sex and rock ‘n roll are catching on. Our protagonist, the mild-mannered teacher Charu Apte, is seduced by the music of Bob Dylan, the Doors and Cat Stevens. We’ve rounded up our favourite chart-toppers from that decade to set the mood as you read.
Riders on the Storm – The Doors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKbPUzhWeeI
Sad Lisa – Cat Stevens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE6rBTcSHbo
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles
Ruby Tuesday – Rolling Stones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DVCgKsqn30
Aqualung – Jethro Tull
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqZmtq5LhFo
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
The Passenger – Iggy Pop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwjMqOtqO0U