tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post7253462843013678478..comments2024-03-27T10:21:58.236-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: NORAH LOFTS, The Brittle Glass (1942)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-83971257321293949502014-11-24T16:54:40.770-08:002014-11-24T16:54:40.770-08:00We put a link to your blog and everyone really enj...We put a link to your blog and everyone really enjoyed your review and the comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-73112676542836510732014-11-20T19:48:30.390-08:002014-11-20T19:48:30.390-08:00Thanks for letting us know. Hope you're enjoy...Thanks for letting us know. Hope you're enjoying Brittle Glass as much as I did!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-4235670463606001962014-11-16T22:28:55.501-08:002014-11-16T22:28:55.501-08:00Norah Lofts is indeed a truly great story teller ....Norah Lofts is indeed a truly great story teller . If anyone wants to know read more , we have a Fans of Norah Lofts group on the Goodreads website . And we are doing a group read on Brittle Glass as we speak!<br /><br />https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9961-fans-of-norah-loftsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653879781454704088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-9522901879194632642014-03-29T10:55:22.420-07:002014-03-29T10:55:22.420-07:00I hope you enjoy it, Kristi! I think you will. B...I hope you enjoy it, Kristi! I think you will. Bless This House sounds interesting, and it seems to be similar to the Town House trilogy, as if she had used to concept for a single novel and then decided to explore it in more depth in a trilogy? I'm also curious about her novels set in contemporary times, though it seems that fans are not as excited about those.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-53650632884401918562014-03-29T08:53:52.844-07:002014-03-29T08:53:52.844-07:00I'd love to time travel with you, Scott. Anot...I'd love to time travel with you, Scott. Another thing on my list of time travel destinations is to see wonderful plays and shows by legendary performers. Fred and Adele in 1920s London, anyone?Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-87216646862391826502014-03-28T22:12:44.079-07:002014-03-28T22:12:44.079-07:00I have read a number of her books, but not all! Lo...I have read a number of her books, but not all! Lofts was very prolific, and a great story teller. How Far to Bethlehem is a fascinating story of her take on the three wise men which I often read before Christmas. It's so original, or so it seems to me. And the first one of Loft's books I read was Bless This House which was my mother's book and followed the owners of a Suffolk house from its building in Tudor times until about the 50s when it was written. I just ordered a very inexpensive copy of Brittle Glass. You made it sound so interesting. Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-81210130567132689842014-03-27T07:41:41.895-07:002014-03-27T07:41:41.895-07:00Aaaawwww!
delAaaawwww!<br /><br />delAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-21970412728669328522014-03-27T07:11:06.061-07:002014-03-27T07:11:06.061-07:00Well, Susan, if I could just work out the details ...Well, Susan, if I could just work out the details of my time travel book shopping excursions, the 1970s would perhaps be a productive destination as well. I'll let you know when I've perfected my time machine!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-23393994999791384682014-03-27T05:41:06.468-07:002014-03-27T05:41:06.468-07:00That sounds deliciously intriguing, Scott. I neve...That sounds deliciously intriguing, Scott. I never read Norah Lofts (another writer whose books filled the paperback shelves back when I was buying them all the time, quite cheap, even by 1970s standards.) Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-48942285539018688192014-03-26T21:41:14.428-07:002014-03-26T21:41:14.428-07:00Yes, Del, I do think her books can be found more e...Yes, Del, I do think her books can be found more easily than most of the authors I tend to write about. At least it's possible to track down her books, though it's too bad your local library doesn't have any. (I wouldn't want to make you homesick for the Bay Area by mentioning that SF public library has 32 of her titles...) :-)Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-37546337495871956832014-03-26T21:31:57.194-07:002014-03-26T21:31:57.194-07:00Oh, thank you for the recommendations, Lyn. I usu...Oh, thank you for the recommendations, Lyn. I usually have a resistance to sagas, but the trilogy seems to have more going on than that and sounds very intriguing. And anyway, a lot of my resistances seem to be breaking down lately--girls' school stories, historical novels, romance--so why not a saga spanning 500 years?!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-75454123497826972672014-03-26T18:23:55.828-07:002014-03-26T18:23:55.828-07:00Such an intriguing review - thank you, Scott! Mad...Such an intriguing review - thank you, Scott! Made me want to find out more about the author, so I looked her up on Wikipedia & saw there are plenty of her books available on Amazon. None in my library, unfortunately, and interlibrary loan is not free here. Phooey!<br /><br />Will also await recommendations before succumbing to purchasing.<br /><br />del, curlsnskirls.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-74627163765176804802014-03-26T14:04:23.834-07:002014-03-26T14:04:23.834-07:00I read a lot of NL when I was a teenager but I don...I read a lot of NL when I was a teenager but I don't remember this one. It sounds fascinating. The books I remember best are the House trilogy, The Town House, The House at Old Vine & The House at Sunset is about one house in Suffolk over 500 years & the families who live there. She also wrote Jassy, a historical novel about a gypsy girl who wreaks havoc. It was made into a film with Margaret Lockwood & Patricia Roc in the 40s.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.com