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With the coming of the 20th century, the house was in decline-soon to be broken into apartments and shops, including a caf¿erving the increasingly poorer passing trade. For Public Health Inspector Jonathan Roper it was a disgrace that should be demolished without further ado. But whether they loved it or hated it, the the Old Vine had affected every person who came into contact with it. Their stories were woven into the house's timber, bricks ...

The Fleece Inn stood where the three roads joined-to London, to Norwich and to the sea. Its trade was prosperous, its hospitality famous and its host, fat Job, was jolly and generous-to his guests. To his servants Job was cruel and menacing and to Ellie Roon, the most menial servant at the Fleece, he was a figure of terror. Ellie was used to being shouted at and bullied, but when her illegitimate daughter was born-in a rat-ridden attic of the ...

Based on the life of Sir Walter Raleigh.

From beloved novelist Lofts comes the classic tale of romance and betrayal in the court of Henry VIII and his first queen, Katharine of Aragon. This is everything that a good historical novel should be--"The Guardian" (UK).

Eleanor of Aquitaine rules as a modern heroine in the twelfth century, in this beloved classic of royal fiction from renowned author Norah Lofts. At a time when a woman's value was measured solely by her wealth and the number of sons she bore, Eleanor was the high-spirited, stubborn, and intelligent heiress to the vast duchy of Aquitaine. Her leadership inspired the loyalty of her people, but she was continually doubted and silenced by the men...