St. Martin's Griffin
Featuring: Lady Harriet Eversholt; Sir Clement
416 pages ISBN: 1250038189 EAN: 9781250038180 Kindle: B00940KXJ0 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
When Sir Clement Carnell dies, his children, Louisa and
Valentine, finally feel free to start living their lives.
Valentine welcomes their fashionable cousins from London to
the country estate, and Louisa is free to reject the man her
father wanted her to marry. Soon they find themselves in
London, and Valentine finds scandal right away in the
company of married Lady Harriet Eversholt. Louisa soon finds
freedom as confusing as it is exciting. Will their folly
lead them astray, or help them find the lives they've been
looking for?
A LITTLE FOLLY is a delightful regency with just a little
romance, and a lot of charming characters. With the death of
their father, Louisa and Valentine embrace freedom head on,
but soon find themselves overwhelmed with their choices.
Valentine, though he pretends otherwise, is inexperienced
with city living and he's chivalrous to a fault, which
ultimately gets him into trouble. Louisa is naive, and soon
finds herself falling for multiple men. She would do
anything for her brother even if it means risking her
reputation.
The secondary characters are a riot in A LITTLE FOLLY. Jude
Morgan creates characters reminiscent of Pride and
Prejudice. Mrs. Lappage is the nosey neighbor who means
well, but is into everyone's business. Sophie is the
flighty, wayward cousin, who Louisa wants to emulate at
first, but later is glad she doesn't make such spontaneous
decisions. The Top is the dandy who cares more for his
clothes than other people. Mr. Tresilian is the quiet,
steady man in Louisa's life, who says the right things, but
is often forgotten for more exciting pursuits. All these
personalities add witty and comedic dialogue to A LITTLE
FOLLY, and readers will find themselves loving these
characters just as much as Louisa and Valentine.
Morgan has written a page-turning story, and Louisa and
Valentine's lives will reel readers in. A LITTLE FOLLY has a
coming-of-age theme that will leave readers satisfied at the
end of the Carnell siblings' adventures.
A witty and romantic novel of Regency love, family and
appalling scandal, from a latter-day Jane Austen
When their strait-laced, domineering father, Sir Clement
Carnell, dies, Valentine throws open their Devonshire estate
of Pennacombe to their fashionable cousins from London and
Louisa feels free at last to reject the man Sir Clement
wanted her to marry.
Soon, the temptations of Regency London beckon, including
the beautiful, scandalous, and very married Lady Harriet
Eversholt, with whom Valentine becomes dangerously involved.
Meanwhile, Louisa finds that freedom of choice is as
daunting as it is exciting. Will the opportunity to indulge
in a little folly lead to fulfillment—or disaster?
A Little Folly is a novel to make Jane Austen proud and
Georgette Heyer envious. An acclaimed author of historical
fiction, Jude Morgan weaves together the very best of
Regency era writing with "refreshingly original characters,
an intriguing plot, and an elegantly ironic style." (RT Book
Reviews on Indiscretion). In this exciting new novel,
Morgan delivers a story that, yet again, will bring cheers
from critics and readers alike.
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