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 fulfillmentβor 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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