read this quite a long time ago but I did find very compelling at the time and kept it for a long time.
She does bring lesser wellknown times to life, This book has absolutely brilliant, profound elements to it, . . I'd give it aout of,
I think it was the first book I've read covering such an early period in North America
lates, For me the difficulty was that I found much of it rather bland, particularly a large
portion covering the early days of the settlement.
They left the tyranny of England for the freedom of the American frontier, But sins of lust and secrets of the heart shadowed their journey into the brave, new land,
ELI MAKERS a blond giant who worshipped his land and his God but not his wife,
LINDA whose radiant beauty had tempted mant a heart, but who lived in fear of her stern husband's wrath,
PHILIP hopelessly torn with love and desire for Linda, joined the expedition just to be near her,
JUDITH her passion for Philip was strong enough to endure even his worship of another woman, Fascinating novel about the world of cruelty, lust and greed, which only Love can overcome, But there very little Love in this world,
There are many things in this book that I hated, I was twice on the point of closing the book, but I didn't because of exciting unpredictable for me, at least plot and good language.
As for bad things they are faults of the world, not the author, Norah Ethel Robinson Lofts JorischAugustSeptemberwas ath century best selling British author, She wrote over fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote non fiction and short stories, Many of her novels, including her Suffolk Trilogy, follow the history of a specific house and the residents that lived in it, Lofts was born in Shipdham, Norfolk in England, She also published using the pseudonyms sitelink Juliet Astley and sitelink Peter Curtis, Norah Lofts chose to release her murder mystery novels under the pen name Peter Curtis because she did not want the readers of her historic fiction to pick up a murder mystery novel and expect classic Norah Lofts historical fiction.
However, the murders still show character Norah Ethel Robinson Lofts JorischAugustSeptemberwas ath century best selling British author, She wrote over fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote non fiction and short stories, Many of her novels, including her Suffolk Trilogy, follow the history of a specific house and the residents that lived in it, Lofts was born in Shipdham, Norfolk in England, She also published using the pseudonyms sitelink Juliet Astley and sitelink Peter Curtis, Norah Lofts chose to release her murder mystery novels under the pen name Peter Curtis because she did not want the readers of her historic fiction to pick up a murder mystery novel and expect classic Norah Lofts historical fiction.
However, the murders still show characteristic Norah Lofts elements, Most of her historical novels fall into two general categories: biographical novels about queens, among them Anne Boleyn, Isabella of Castile, and Catherine of Aragon and novels set in East Anglia centered around the fictitious town of Baildon patterned largely on Bury St.
Edmunds. Her creation of this fictitious area of England is reminiscent of Thomas Hardy's creation of "Wessex" and her use of recurring characters such that the protagonist of one novel appears as a secondary character in others is even reminiscent of William Faulkner's work set in "Yoknapatawpha County," Mississippi.
Norah Lofts' work set in East Anglia in thes ands shows great concern with the very poor in society and their inability to change their conditions.
Her approach suggests an interest in the social reformism that became a feature of British post war society, Several of her novels were turned into films, Jassy was filmed as Jassystarring Margaret Lockwood and Dennis Price, You're Best Alone was filmed as
Guilt is My Shadow, The Devil's Own also known as The Little Wax Doll and Catch As Catch Can was filmed as The Witches, The filmWomen was directed by John Ford and based on the story Chinese Finale by Norah Lofts, sitelink.
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