Nethergate - Softcover

Lofts, Norah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449230953 ISBN 13: 9780449230954

Publisher: Fawcett, 1981

Synopsis

Forced to flee Revolutionary France after the brutal guillotining of her beloved father, Isabella de Savigny arrives at Nethergate, the Suffolk house of her cousin, hoping for sympathy and succour. Instead, as a poor relation, she is forced to live the life of a servant and suffer the casual cruelty of lady's maid Martha Pratt. When she is seduced and abandoned by the son of the house, Isabella is forced to marry Martha's brother, and her struggle to survive truly begins. However, her misery is lessened when her daughter is born, and for her sake she decides to fight back against this hostile world.

About this title

About the Author

Norah Lofts was one of the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists and many of her books remain in print today. Anne Boleyn is one of her rare - yet highly successful - forays into non-fiction and displays her trademark application of authentic period detail to a gripping narrative. Her fictionalised account of Anne Boleyn's life, The Concubine, was a huge bestseller in the UK and US. Lofts wrote more than fifty books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fawcett
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0449230953
• ISBN 13: 9780449230954
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 256