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Lofts also published several thrillers under the pseudonym peter curtis and the pseudonym juliet astley. The hardcover of the maude reed tale by norah lofts, anne johnstone, janet g. Norah lofts was one of the bestknown and bestloved of all historical novelists, known for her authentic application of period detail to all her books. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen. Most of her novels were written for adults, but the maude reed tale is a ya book. Norah lofts a girl living in england in the middle ages wants to become a wool merchant but is sent, instead, to a castle in sussex to learn to be a lady.
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To begin with, she did write two books specifically for teenagers, both based on characters from the old vine trilogy, rupert hattons tale and maude reed s tale. The characters are related to the family in the house at old vine, but you dont need to read that book in order to appreciate this one. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. A girl living in england in the middle ages wants to become a wool merchant but is sent, instead, to a castle in sussex to learn to be a lady flambards, k m peyton, jan 1, 2004, juvenile nonfiction, 224 pages. She wrote over 50 books and specialized in historical fiction, although she also wrote nonfiction and short stories. The house at old vine by norah lofts, paperback barnes. Norah lofts was a wonderful beginning for a young girl and this book was a good reminder to me of why i came to love history. I wonder how many readers picked them up expecting to be transported to a delicious tale of. Norah lofts, nee norah ethel robinson, 27 august 1904 10 september 1983 was a 20thcentury bestselling british author.
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