The House at Sunset

This is the first book by Norah Lofts that I ever read. I was living in Suffolk when I walked into the base library in a big hurry as I didn't have much time and grabbed this one as they had nicely placed it in a display so it attracted my attention. She managed to make this old house absolutely fas......more

I was no philosopher, but it seemed to me that I could see straight; simply because this life was the only one we had, it should be as good as we could make it. This (third) part of 'House' series was more a collection of stories around/about the house at Old Vine than a family saga (like two oth......more

This is the remarkable end of a tremendous trilogy and possibly the best of the three. The books tell the story of a house from the middle ages to the 1950s and how it changed and the people who lived in it. This book takes us from Georgian England to post war austerity. The residents include the go......more

Excellent The last in The Suffolk Trilogy, by Norah Lofts. Not what I had expected, but still excellent in a different way. I’m glad I’m now aquatinted with Ms. Lofts’ writing!......more

This is the third book of the Suffolk House series. In this succession of stories of those who lived in Old Vine (from the 14th to the 20th centuries) there is no repetition. Every story is unique. Each character is unique. The settling and history uniquely fits the time of each story. I suspect thi......more