Suffolk Series by Norah Lofts
Suffolk #1
Knight's Acre
Norah Lofts
Sir Godfrey Tallboys: A knight-errant at the top of his profession and with little thought beyond the next tourney. A long way from being wealthy but in need of a house for his pretty young wife.Lady Sybilla Tallboys: A loving wife, tolerant of her husband’s shortcomings—and with a strong desire for a home where she could raise their four children instead of relying on the charity of relatives.
Forethought was rare for Sir Godfrey but he decided to build a house even though it took the last of his money. A magnificent tourney in Spain would make his fortune so, leaving England, he went off to fight.
But tourney turned to treachery and at home he was reported dead. It fell to Sybilla to fend for herself and her children in the hope that, one day, Sir Godfrey would return.
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Suffolk #3
The Lonely Furrow
Norah Lofts
Henry Tallboys:
The eldest son of Sir Godfrey and Lady Sybilla Tallboys is tied to the plough and scratching a living on Knight’s Acre. Henry’s stubbornness and honesty means he even puts aside much-needed money for a missing brother long believed dead.
Joanna Serriff :
The daughter of an Arabian woman who saved Sir Godfrey and born at Knight’s Acre. Joanna is heiress to fabulous jewels which Henry refuses to use to support the land she loves so passionately. Instead, she must be sent to learn to become a lady, against her will.
Lost in a world of jealousy, corruption in both Church and State and witch hunts, can Henry and Joanna finally find the elusive happiness they seek?
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