The House at Old Vine

...people who cannot forgive themselves are unable to forgive anyone else; forgiveness, like charity, starts at home. Another masterpiece of historical fiction by Norah Lofts. Like I have written in my review of 'The Town House' also this family saga (that took thread dozens of years after the en......more

In a trilogy that spans five centuries - beginning in the fourteenth century and concluding during the middle of the twentieth century - this is the second volume of the Suffolk House Trilogy. This is the continuing story of a town house and the various people who live there. The trilogy follows the......more

I love reading these typical Norah Lofts books that go through the generations. So interesting, though I must confess, fairly depressing in many of the chapters. The coolest thing though, is that I happened to find this book at a used bookstore in Bern who had English paperbacks for 1 frank. And afte......more

Norah Lofts was a remarkable writer, bringing the domestic and woman's view to historical events, long before it was fashionable to do so. In this second novel of the Old Vine trilogy we move through the history of the house during the Tudor and Stuart and Commonwealth periods through a series of de......more

Wonderful I love this trilogy, re-read all three books several times. Nora Lofts books always wonderfully written, such amazing knowledge of human nature.......more