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Written by norah lofts, audiobook narrated by robbie macnab. And pargeters is the name given to the suffolk home of john mercer in honour of adam woodley, the craftsman who had decorated it so lovingly. Once home to the british novelist norah lofts, the eightbedroom red brick house in the county of suffolk is now on the market for 2. She was a bestselling author on both sides of the atlantic.
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