Laura Kinsale

Historical/Early -- Mid 19th Century England

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The extraordinarily romantic epistolary that opens this novel ends with a shocking twist.

Yet the intensity doesn't end there, as widowed Folie Hamilton finds the dashing young lieutenant of that correspondence has returned to England broken, imposing, and occasionally, mad as a hatter.

His youthful hope corrupted, Robert Cambourne now is trying not to succumb to voices and visions tormenting him since his wife's death. He's fighting a particularly insidious ghost, not only for sanity, but also for the right to believe himself worthy of Folie's affection.

Laura Kinsale tells this utterly romantic tale with precise and lovely imagery, sensuality and prose.

"My Sweet Folly" is sure to become a faithful friend upon many a keeper shelf.