The House at Sunset

By: Norah Lofts

Narrated by: Martyn Read, Juliet Prague

“At the age of seven I was a skilful pickpocket. I could sew neatly, write a tolerable hand, make a curtsey and a correct introduction, dance a little and play simple tunes on the harpsichord.”

This was the London life of Felicity Hatton in 1740 – until chance sent her back to the House, first as a pauper, later to become its mistress – a strange eccentric mistress whose choice of husband was as unorthodox as her manner of living.

The House at Sunset is the last volume of Norah Lofts’ famous House Trilogy, and traces the fortunes of the men and woman who lived through Georgian, Victorian, and New Elizabethan eras.

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History humanized

This novel, the third in a trilogy centered on a house in an English town, gives vignettes of British history as experienced by the residents of the house and town. The narrators are both excellent. I wish I loved the stories, which were admittedly intriguing, but the characters were mostly repellent, or fighting against impossible odds. I just ended feeling a bit bleak.

Loved it!

I hang on every word, love this author she is my very favorite. Excellent reading as well.