Find Jassy by Lofts, Norah at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Jassy is one of those Norah Lofts novels set in East Anglia around the fictional town of Baildon, patterned on the real one of Bury St. Edmunds. So the landscape is bleak, flat and stark, and those of us who've lived in those parts remember that biting East wind in winter that seems to come straight from Siberia/5(25). When it comes to period pieces and historical fiction, Norah Lofts is as good as anyone. Jassy's story is told in 3 volumes, each by a different person, and links the periods in her life together. Loft's wonderful writing style, great plot and character development., and very descriptive imagery gives Jassy the feel of reading Bronte or Thomas Hardy.4/5.
Norah Lofts enjoys writing novels about Bury St. Edmonds in historical times. Jassy is another of these novels which focusses on a very special young lady who is very astute, but gets manipulated by the people she loves most. And because of the people around her, the people who loved or loathed her, Jassy's life was destined to be one of passion and anguish. © Norah Lofts (P) Soundings Historical Fiction. Jassy. by. Norah Lofts. · Rating details · ratings · 29 reviews. She was the daughter of a preacher and a gypsy. A strange and elusive child with powers of prophecy, she grew into an even stranger woman. From those around her she inspired love and admiration or furious hatred. Nothing in between.
Buy Jassy by Norah Lofts online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 4 editions - starting at $ Shop now. When it comes to period pieces and historical fiction, Norah Lofts is as good as anyone. Jassy's story is told in 3 volumes, each by a different person, and links the periods in her life together. Loft's wonderful writing style, great plot and character development., and very descriptive imagery gives Jassy the feel of reading Bronte or Thomas Hardy. Jassy is one of those Norah Lofts novels set in East Anglia around the fictional town of Baildon, patterned on the real one of Bury St. Edmunds. So the landscape is bleak, flat and stark, and those of us who've lived in those parts remember that biting East wind in winter that seems to come straight from Siberia.
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