"Norah Lofts, n\u00E9e Norah Ethel Robinson, (27 August 1904 \u2013 10 September 1983) was a 20th-century best-selling British author. She wrote more than fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote non-fiction and short stories. Many of her novels, including her Suffolk Trilogy, follow the history of specific houses and their residents over several generations."@en . "British writer" . "Lofts, Norah"@en . "1904Z"^^ . "1983Z"^^ .