Reviews

A Novel that Paints a Vivid Mental Picture

Lord provides great insight into 1920s London with her signature gifts for detail and vivid storytelling.

Booklist on JULIA'S WAY

A Tenacious Storyteller of the Literary Scene

A breakaway from her London novels, set in France about a French family rising from poverty in Toulouse to riches in Paris by unscrupulous means, Lord gives a self-absorbed character who simultaneously charms and repels in an utterly fascinating story.

Booklist on A SECRET INHERITANCE

Could You Put Any of These Down?

Populated with memorable characters, lusty, bawdy, gruesome, and full of rich period detail, this is first-rate historical adventure.
Booklist on COMPANY OF REBELS

Lord's superior novel provides an illuminating glimpse into the family of Oliver Cromwell and their many hardships and victories.

Booklist on FORTUNE'S DAUGHTER and SHADOW OF THE PROTECTOR

Romance - Deliciously Told

A delicious romance featuring two rebellious young women from different walks of life caught up in the suffragette movement for the rights of women to be given the vote. A good read.

Lancashire Evening Post on GIVE ME TOMORROW

Characterisation At Its Best

Elizabeth Lord fans will not be disappointed. Written from the heart, every word is torn from the author's soul. To feel for the characters is the biggest privilege of all.

The Woman Writer on ALL THAT WE ARE

Ruth Rendel said about Elizabeth Lord

Stayed in my memory during several days that were full of events and other books. Elizabeth Lord is a natural storyteller.

Ruth Rendell on STOLEN YEARS