The Town House

by Norah Lofts

Book Overview

"It was in the first week of October in the year 1391 that I first came face to face with the man who owned me... the man whose lightest word was to us, his villeins, weightier than the King's law or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905806736
• ISBN13: 9781905806737
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Tree Of Life Publishing
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Town House (Hardcover) by Norah Robinson Lofts

Ordered for wife she loved it . Fast Shipping and in perfect condition excellent seller .The Town House (Hardcover) by Norah Robinson Lofts

first in the trilogy

this book is the first in the "house" trilogy, it starts in 1381 when a serf runs away from his master, the trials and tragedys that happen to him remind us just how brutal life was in 14th century England, it makes you want more and you get it in "The house at old vine" good historical , suspenseful reading, no one has yet to beat Norah Lofts

Reader in Texas

Beautiful. My aunt bought a 1950's edition of this book at an estate sale. She loaned it to me and I could not put it down. What a shame it is out of print. I can't wait to read The House at Old Vine.

Rags to Riches with Irony

Norah Lofts is a wonderful storyteller. In the Townhouse, she begins with an ordinary English peasant, Martin Reed, as narrator. He describes how he rose to wealth and built the townhouse. The story then switches narrators to fill in the story as the years pass, but the last word in the novel belongs to Martin as a wise old man. A wonderfully vivid picture of medieval England is painted along the way and we meet some equally vivid people. Along with the realism, there's a touch of the supernatural. It's a shame it's out of print.

An excellent twisting tale with depth and insight, brilliant

The Town House by Norah Lofts is a varied tale exploring the lives of several generations of family members beginning in 1391. Excellently researched and exquisitely detailed, the story follows the Martin Reed family and his progeny through murder, adventure, wealth and poverty to the exciting conclusion of the first book in the trilogy. An excellent read for anyone interested in history, with amazing character and human insight.