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As the day of the miraculous birth drew closer, all those who were to take part in the greatest story ever told were given the choice whether to sink beneath their fear or to seek salvation. Norah Lofts 1965 classic novel weaves together all the characters of the Nativity, from the gentle strength of Mary and the kindness and loyalty of Joseph through the tempestuous journey of the three wise men and the tragedy of the shepherds to the misery of the innkeeper and his wife. I loved how Lofts made them come to life and I think I’d like to read the full version of her book next year. It was an excellent account of how the wise men found the Christ child. Nora Lofts won an American Booksellers Association award for her first work, I Met a Gypsy(1935), andĪ Georgette Heyer Award for The Day of the Butterfly (1979).I was lent a copy of this book, How Far to Bethlehem? in a Reader’s Digest Condensed Book format. Lofts also published several thrillers under the pseudonym Peter Curtis and the pseudonym Juliet Astley. Tells the story of the fortunes of a beautiful Elizabethan house in Suffolk in eight episodes, each narratedīy a different character who plays a part in its history. The House at Old Vine, and The House at Sunset) spans 600 years in the history of a house,įrom its beginnings as the home of a medieval wool-merchant to the present day, and Bless This House Occupants lack, although the occupants may leave impressions. Both landscape and houses have a permanency which their Many of her historical romances are set in Suffolk,Įngland and many of them are set around houses. Lofts novels have a strong sense of time and place. Her novels are well known not only for their historicalĪccuracy, but for her vigorous style of storytelling and her sense of history and her capacity to transmit
In the nineteenth century or had English history as backgrounds, though other nations and eras-includingīiblical times-were represented in her writings. She was best known for her historical novels, many of which were set Norah Lofts Norah Robinson Lofts (1904 - 1983) (aka Juliet Astley and Peter Curtis) Norah Lofts was a prolific British author who wrote not only historical romances for over 50 years,īut also nonfiction and biographies.
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