Norah Lofts
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Norah Lofts (27 August 1904–10 September 1983) was a 20th century best-selling British author. She wrote over fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote non-fiction and short stories. Many of her novels follow the history of a specific house and the residents that lived in it.
She was born in Shipham, Norfolk in England. She also wrote under the pen names Peter Curtis and Juliet Ashley. Norah Lofts chose to release her murder-mystery novels under the pen name Peter Curtis because she didn't want the readers of her historic fiction to pick up a murder-mystery novel and expect classic Norah Lofts historic fiction. However the murders still show characteristic Norah Lofts elements.
Several of her novels were turned into films. Jassy was filmed as Jassy (1947) starring Margaret Lockwood and Dennis Price. You're Best Alone was filmed as Guilt is My Shadow (1950). The Devil's Own (also known as The Little Wax Doll and Catch As Catch Can) was filmed as The Witches (1966).
