The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Silver nutmeg is a big, booming novel of action and adventure in the dutch east. She was a bestselling author on both sides of the atlantic. The irresistible desire to write a book about the nutmeg island of banda came upon me when i was reading h. Century of silver, 18471947 connecticut yankees noble metalhc book, 1947. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. For example, enter giraffe and youll get back words like gazellephant and gorilldebeest. Norah lofts librarything catalog your books online. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Novels of the seventeenth century historical novels. The pictures offer an unusual view of varied and contrasting aspects of the conflict, from hi. The cover art shows joan fontaine, who starred in the 1966 adaptation. She wrote more than fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also. It provides a blog engine and a framework for web application development. Norah lofts tale of 17th century love and violence in the rivalry for the nutmeg monopoly of the dutch east indies. Over two generations, and throughout the turbulent years of the civil war, pargeters comes to stand as a symbol of unity for a household divided by conflicting political loyalties and abandoned by its menfolk. It is in acceptable condition with tanning of aging and edgewear. My favourite books of hers are the silver nutmeg, the town house, the house at old vine, bless this house, to see a fine lady, nethergate, afternoon of an. Buy a cheap copy of silver nutmeg book by norah lofts.
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Silver nutmeg by norah lofts book cover, description, publication history. Lofts also published several thrillers under the pseudonym peter curtis and the pseudonym juliet astley. Peel brown home office computer stand 800832 from coaster. Silver nutmeg by lofts, norah paperback book the fast free shipping. I have read many of norah lofts historical novels and several are among my all time favorites. All in all, this is a wellwritten work of romantic historical fiction with a somewhat unexpected ending. I was thrilled to find a norah lofts book i hadnt read. Norah lofts, and why you should read her katharine edgar. Lofts is a deeply unfashionable writer who people in the know keep saying should be rediscovered. Travelling the globe, enjoying great regional food and wine, and getting to write about it in articles and books for us all to enjoy.
I discovered norah lofts book in a garbage bin at the inuvik regional hospital and i got hooked. The peel brown computer stand by coaster furniture is defined by its clean lines and enhanced functionality. Norah lofts lofts, norah used books, rare books and new books. Buy silver nutmeg by lofts, norah from amazons fiction books store. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Pdfborn is unborn between heaven and the brain by anup.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Evert haan, grown wealthy o blackmarket trading, sent to holland for annabet. Knopf has previously published norah lofts and this is her first novel on doubledays list. Queens of england by norah lofts and a great selection of related books. Explore books by norah lofts with our selection at.
All the books i own, with the exception of things like dictionaries that i dont actually read. They were going to make that, it was a very big production, very big production. There is a name written at the top of the first page. Norah lofts, scent of cloves 1957, about the orphaned daughter of english. Scent of cloves by norah lofts and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Norah lofts, nee norah ethel robinson, 27 august 1904 10 september 1983 was a 20thcentury bestselling british author. Click on the title for more information from powells books or another online source. Silver nutmeg by norah lofts and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The house at old vine is the second in a trilogy of novels by norah lofts about the inhabitants of a suffolk house from the late 14th century to the middle of the 20th covering the turbulent years of 1496 to 1680, it follows six generations of the descendants of martin reed, who founded the house dynasty through his act of rebellion in the town house, through persecution, war, and. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. First published in 1960 as the devils own later reissued as the little wax doll under the authors real name, norah lofts peter curtis supernatural thriller is best known by the title it was given by hammer studios, the witches. Silver nutmeg is a big, booming novel of action and adventure in the. Many of her novels, including her suffolk trilogy, follow the history of specific houses and their. We have a lot of fun trying to keep boxalls listopia clean. Silver nutmeg is a big, booming novel of action and adventure in the dutch east indies of three centuries ago.
Pdfterra incognita by vladimir nabokov epub pdf mobi book. This allows you to choose the collection which fits your home best. I had the book in the late 3040s as a child it may have been my first book and i remember that the other stories were just as magical. She wrote over 50 books and specialized in historical fiction, although she also wrote nonfiction and short stories. Vintage book silver wings for vicki 1947 hardcover helen wells. The story takes place in banda, an island in the dutch east indies. The british entertainment history project vernon sewell. Search for library items search for lists search for. Isbn 9780552093606 9780552093606 softcover, corgi, 1974. Mar 31, 2017 author of the town house, the concubine, bless this house, jassy, the house at sunset, the kings pleasure, the house at old vine, silver nutmeg norah lofts open library donate. Some centuries ago, in the 1600s, shrewdly businesslike and sensibly adventurous dutch merchants sailed the southern seas, creating trading empires for themselves in direct competition with their british counterparts. Nora lofts won an american booksellers association award for her first work, i met a gypsy1935, and a georgette heyer award for the day of the butterfly 1979. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Discount prices on books by norah lofts, including titles like knights acre. She wrote more than fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote nonfiction and short stories. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Colman andrews is living the life most culinarians would be envious of. Although not one of her best, its still good reading. She was born in norfolk and taught english and history at a girls school before turning to writing full time in 1936. If you would like a news letter once a week or once a month fill out this form and we will give you a summary of the books for that week or month by email. I had read this book a long time ago and when recently reading a nonfiction account. If a silver hen is mated to a blue cock, the first generation will nearly always be blue. There, in one short chapter, was outlined a romantic, bloodstained history that called for exploration.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Before the wind 1918 is an energetic comedy about a young girl serving as companion to two eccentric women in wartime scotland, while wintergreen 1921 deals with a middleaged servant who, having survived the sinking of the lusitania, decides to begin a new life in the immediate postwar period. Many of her novels, including her suffolk trilogy, follow the history of specific houses and their residents over several generations. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The set features a computer desk with a keyboard tray and pairs nicely with a matching computer stand, bookcase, and mobile file cabinet. See all books authored by norah lofts, including the concubine, and the house at old vine, and more on. Silver nutmeg by norah lofts hardcover, 368pp, fiction doubleday, 1947 condition. When she arrived racked by rheumatic fever, he ordered her killed. A guide to to popular reading interests free ebook download as pdf file. She wrote more than fifty books specialising in historical fiction. Author of eight novels, some of which appear to be light, humorous tales. Alison weir has been plugging away at it, and, brilliantly, was instrumental in getting some lofts books back into print, while the availability of ebooks and the possibility of finding. Norah lofts, silver nutmeg 1947, about a dutch spice merchant in the.
Norah lofts, known for her bestselling romantic suspense novels, has an obsession about houses and a love of ghost stories. And pargeters is the name given to the suffolk home of john mercer in honour of adam woodley, the craftsman who had decorated it so lovingly. Norah lofts, nee norah robinson, 27 august 190410 september 1983 was a 20th century bestselling british author. Evert is a rather pompous and shrewd owner of a nutmeg plantation. It will also appeal to whose who like books by authors victoria holt and anya seton, as there is a certain amount of suspense intrinsic to this book. Married to one man loving another her infidelity rocked an empire.
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