tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post8263393518913471578..comments2023-11-12T09:52:42.825-05:00Comments on Medieval Woman: Blogging with Historical Novelist Susan Higginbotham: A Rose for Virtue by Norah LoftsSusan Higginbothamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-64900592317552986872010-02-28T22:49:54.563-05:002010-02-28T22:49:54.563-05:00I hope it is acceptable for me to invite all of yo...I hope it is acceptable for me to invite all of you here, including Susan, to also join the Norah Lofts Forum on Goodreads. We discuss all of her books, and are currently working on a Layer Wood map project. There is no competition between these sites, and we would love to hear all of your opinions. Happy Reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-20492511134356577622010-02-20T11:56:44.569-05:002010-02-20T11:56:44.569-05:00Thank you for your suggestion, Susan. I had conta...Thank you for your suggestion, Susan. I had contacted Doubleday, but not Touchstone. We've also contacted the museum and library in Bury St. Edmond's. A great Lofts read is her "House" trilogy of The Town House, The House at Old Vine, and The House at Sunset. She takes you on an extra-ordinary time travel from 1400 to the 1900s. I believe all three of those books have been republished, possibly by Touchstone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-49327465852762450042010-02-12T08:56:50.370-05:002010-02-12T08:56:50.370-05:00Sylvia, you and sema4dogz might want to try to con...Sylvia, you and sema4dogz might want to try to contact Touchstone, the publisher that's reissuing some of Norah Lofts' books, to see if they help you in your search.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-4923187208528528622010-02-12T05:44:29.067-05:002010-02-12T05:44:29.067-05:00I am one of the Goodreads Norah Lofts community me...I am one of the Goodreads Norah Lofts community mentioned by Sylvia, and I would like to second her wish that we could access some info regarding the map of Layer .If it is not possible, so be it it of course .We will still remain devotees!<br />How lovely to know her grandaughter is an author tooUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653879781454704088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-59160299451136330472010-02-11T21:29:46.638-05:002010-02-11T21:29:46.638-05:00Great site! And some new books to find on medieva...Great site! And some new books to find on medieval life. Please decide if this is acceptable - I belong to a forum on Norah Lofts at GoodReads, and we members are obsessed with finding a published map from 40 or 50 years ago in one of NL's House books. Seeing her granddaughter's comments here, we have hopes that she might let us know how we can find that map of Layer Wood and Baildon, or if possibly other fans are aware of it. Thank you for/if allowing this message. SylviaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-67701705883362250822007-06-05T11:37:00.000-04:002007-06-05T11:37:00.000-04:00I am the grandaughter of Norah Lofts, I still resi...I am the grandaughter of Norah Lofts, I still reside in the UK, and am really glad that so many of you find the time and enjoy her books! I have fortunately inherited her flair for putting pen to paper, but a different genre completely - childrens books!<BR/><BR/>Julie Barker<BR/>Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-84975388972707491812007-01-17T01:10:00.000-05:002007-01-17T01:10:00.000-05:00Well, "The King's Pleasure" (about Katharine of Ar...Well, "The King's Pleasure" (about Katharine of Aragon) has a special place in my heart because it helped inspire my interest in history and royalty.<br /><br />Others that stand out in my mind (although it's been a while since I read some of them): Jassy, Knight's Acre, Lovers All Untrue, To See a Fine Lady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-60802411590034134732007-01-16T23:40:00.000-05:002007-01-16T23:40:00.000-05:00Kailana, Tempus Publishing has three of her books ...Kailana, Tempus Publishing has three of her books being re-released, but not this one--but maybe there's hope!<br /><br />Elena, I loved that opening chapter.<br /><br />Cinderella, glad you liked the review! What other favorites do you have of her?Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-28214707389383711382007-01-16T21:45:00.000-05:002007-01-16T21:45:00.000-05:00Aha, how happy I was to see this review! Norah Lof...Aha, how happy I was to see this review! Norah Lofts is my favorite writer, and "A Rose for Virtue" is one of her best books. You're right that it should have an afterword. After reading it, I raced to an encyclopedia to find out what happened to Hortense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-61069823542582652182007-01-14T21:44:00.000-05:002007-01-14T21:44:00.000-05:00Oh, I loved "A Rose for Virtue;" I read it as a te...Oh, I loved "A Rose for Virtue;" I read it as a teenager. It is a very authentic but vibrant portrayal of Napoleon, Josephine, Hortense, Louis Bonaparte and all the Bonaparte clan. It starts out at Madame Campan's school where they had a portrait of Marie-Antoinette behind the Declaration of the Rights of Man - hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-30430236675780055872007-01-14T14:47:00.000-05:002007-01-14T14:47:00.000-05:00Oh, I am reading the Josephine B. trilogy right no...Oh, I am reading the Josephine B. trilogy right now, and this looks interesting! I wonder if it will ever get rereleased...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com