Freda Lightfoot
The Duchess of Drury Lane
Dorothy Jordan, Drury Lane’s most notable comedic actress, grew up in Ireland where she had few career choices, being the…
The Promise
This is an outstanding historical saga, on a par with Pilcher’s The Shell Seekers, in its family complexity. In 1948,…
Angels at War
Editors' choice
Rarely, in all my years of reviewing for the HNS, have I come across such a masterly historical romance with…
The Reluctant Queen
In 1578, Henry, King of Navarre, is reunited with his bride, Queen Margot, daughter of Catherine de Medici. Their political…
House of Angels
This is the first book by Freda Lightfoot I have read and, despite the fact that I am not a…
Fools Fall In Love
The story unfolds in Champion Street Market in Manchester, 1956. Patsy Bowman, hungry and looking for work, steals a hot…
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