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Title	:	Jassy
Author	:	Norah Lofts
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 255 pages
Published	:	July 12th 1979 by Fawcett Crest Books (first published 1944)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Gothic. Fiction. Horror. Fantasy

Jassy

Norah Lofts

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 255 pages

Rating: 3.96 | 248 Users | 23 Reviews

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She was the daughter of a preacher and a gypsy. A strange and elusive child with powers of prophecy, she grew into an even stranger woman. From those around her she inspired love and admiration or furious hatred. Nothing in between. And somehow Jassy could transform even those who loved her into her enemies. Barney Hatton, the disposessed heir of Mortiboys, loved her but not enough. Lindy, a servant girl who worked there, loved her too much. Elizabeth Twysdale, who taught Jassy her lessons, hated her more with every passing day. And because of the people around her, the people who loved or loathed her, Jassy's life was destined to be one of passion and anguish.

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Original Title:	Jassy
ISBN:	0449241017 (ISBN13: 9780449241011)
Characters:	Jassy Woodroffe

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Ratings: 3.96 From 248 Users | 23 Reviews

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This is a superbly written book that takes the unusual approach of portraying the title character through the eyes of people who were affected by her. That is actually highly relevant to modern life, as we are exposed to impressions about so many public figures yet rarely ever get to know them personally, but only through the revelations of others (many of whom only know the person superficially, if at all, themselves).Nevertheless, in Jassy's case one learns to 'read between the lines' of the

I have probably read Jassy 7 or 8 times and own two copies of it. This last time I especially enjoyed reading about Dilys feelings for Barney Hatton which struck me as funny! The first time I read it I felt very sorry for Barney but this time I remembered that he is really only in love with Mortiboys. Its strange how feelings change over many readings of a book.

Saturday Review called this book "spellbinding" when it was published in 1944; it is still spellbinding. Lofts' characters are so real that I felt I knew these people.

I absolutely loved this. I loved Jassy and found her fascinating. I also enjoyed only seeing her through the people around her. A great gothic story. Truly one of my favorites now. I will definitely seek out more Norah Lofts.

When it comes to period pieces and historical fiction, Norah Lofts is as good as anyone. Jassy's story is told in 3 volumes, each by a different person, and links the periods in her life together. Loft's wonderful writing style, great plot and character development., and very descriptive imagery gives Jassy the feel of reading Bronte or Thomas Hardy.

This story is well-crafted. Lofts uses a unique device telling the life story of the title character from the first person POV of those who who interact with Jassy, but never from Jassy's POV. I highly recommend this book.What I like so well about Lofts's style is how the reader is immersed in the time and place in the first page and the story moves right along clippety-clop so that by the time you reach the last page you feel almost breathless.

This ending came up and smacked me in the face. Describing this in any aspect as a romance or related genre is similar to classifying Julius Caesar as the old balding guy who got stabbed but had something to do with some former governmental group in Italy. It's NOT a romance. It's also not bewitching as in the T.V. program of decades ago. Two words used to describe this are not. The last narrator of Section 4 is a mute disabled servant. And she is the closest to understanding the core of the 5