She convincingly recreates the historical era in which each character lives, not merely to set the scene but to add an understanding of why and how they act as they do. Her sympathetic touch and ability to imbue each character with life involves us from the first to the last page. In The Town House, Norah Lofts evokes fourteenth- and fifteenth-century life from the perspective of five different characters. The vast scope of The Suffolk Trilogy - continued with The House at Old Vine and The House at Sunset - involves the reader in a fascinating journey through time. She credited her history-teaching years, 1925 to 1936, for developing a sense of history which became the foundation for. Contact seller Seller Rating: Book Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good US 8.49 Convert currency US 2.00 Shipping Within U.S.A. Norah (Robinson) Lofts was born in Norfolk, England on August 27, 1904. In its very foundations it held secrets and lies, passionate love and deep despair. The Town House (Suffolk Trilogy) Lofts, Norah Published by Tree of Life Publishing, 2013 ISBN 10: 1905806736 ISBN 13: 9781905806737 Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A. The House at Old Vine is the second in a trilogy of novels by Norah Lofts about the inhabitants of a country house in Suffolk from the late fourteenth.

Built in the late fourteenth century by Martin Reed, a runaway serf who had defied his master for the woman he loved, the house was to change and grow for six centuries.

Can a house built from the ashes of tragedy ever be a place of lasting happiness? Can the hereditary mix of wild gypsy lore, fierce independence, magic and mystery truly settle in a respectable home? The Town House is the first in Norah Lofts' enduringly popular Suffolk Trilogy about the Old Vine at Baildon.

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