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Norah Ethel Robinson Lofts Jorisch | |
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| Born | Norah Ethel Robinson 27 August 1904 Shipdham, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 10 September 1983 (aged 79) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Norah Lofts, Peter Curtis, Juliet Astley |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, novelist |
| Years active | 1936-1983 |
| Spouse(s) | Geoffrey Lofts (1931-1948), Robert Jorisch (1949-1983) |
Norah Lofts, née Norah Ethel Robinson, (27 August 1904 – 10 September 1983) was a 20th-century British writer. She also wrote under the pen names Peter Curtis and Juliet Astley. She wrote more than fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote some mysteries, short stories and non-fiction. Many of her novels, including her Suffolk Trilogy, follow the history of specific houses and their residents over several generations.