My Sweet Folly [Paperback]

Laura Kinsale (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 2006

First time in trade paperback-the beloved classic from the New York Times bestselling author.

After years of innocent correspondence with her husband's cousin, Folie Hamilton had him pictured in her mind as a heroic soldier. But when he returns to London after her husband's death, Folie meets a man on the edge of madness-who both frightens and fascinates her.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Laura Kinsale, a former geologist, is the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow and the Star, Seize the Fire, The Prince of Midnight, Flowers From the Storm, The Dream Hunter, My Sweet Folly, For My Lady's Heart, and Shadowheart. She and her husband divide their time between New Mexico and Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (April 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425209792
• ISBN-13: 978-0425209790
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Finally, my Medieval Hearts series is now available for the Kindle. Looking for an unusual romance where the dark, tortured character is the heroine instead of the hero? FOR MY LADY'S HEART is Melanthe's story. Then in SHADOWHEART, the assassin Allegreto will take you deeper into his black heart than you may have thought you were willing to go...

I've designed the new covers myself, and it's been great fun. One of the perks of ebooks is a bit more author input on covers. Wait till you see the new MIDSUMMER MOON cover...hedgehogs anyone?

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Laura Kinsale is a New York Times bestselling author and both winner and multiple nominee for the Best Book of the Year award given by the Romance Writers of America. Her novel FLOWERS FROM THE STORM was chosen by readers of Glamour Magazine and the Washington Post as one of the Greatest Love Stories of All Time.

Laura believes that a romance novel can be more. More fascinating characters than you ever anticipated. More unexpected depth. Emotion to engage your heart and your mind. Stories that keep you awake and words you will remember long after you close the book.

Whenever readers list their "Desert Isle Keepers," the books they couldn't live without, Laura Kinsale's award-winning historical romances are included near the top.

Why a puppy for an author photo? There have been a few fake author pages on the web purporting to be Laura. So whenever you see a picture of Ventoux the Peter Pan of Great Pyrenees dogs, you know it's authentic Laura Kinsale.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars is the hero too badly damaged?, May 15, 2005

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mlle. x (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Sweet Folly (Paperback)

This book lost points with me because although the tortured, devastatingly handsome hero was delicious, I had a hard time believing that he "came around" by the end.

Robert's the sort that has a heart of gold but has been so scarred by his past that he can't help but treat the heroine, Folly, quite badly from page one to...oh, page three hundred and fifty?

Kinsale does a pretty stellar job convincing the reader that Robert actually *does* have his heart of gold, that he really *does* love Folly deeply and sincerely, that he is really truly beating himself up over his own behavior. This is no small feat; it's often pretty hard to see the appealing human behind the nasty lashing-out jerk in a romance novel.

Folly is delightful, spirited and lovable, with a great sense of humor and very wise. An utterly appealing heroine, from beginning to end.

Their relationship is pretty well-written, and it's a good, page-turner of a novel. It's pretty moderate with the steam (with the exception of one really stellar and slightly scandalous-for-a-romance-novel scene somewhere towards the middle that really made me blush) & if I could have believed that Robert had really changed by the end, it'd be a 5 star.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very entertaining, August 6, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: My Sweet Folly (Paperback)

Unlike many romances, the plot and characters of My Sweet Folly were very believable and actually delightful The historial setting was fascinating. For example, I don't think I've read any other book with a Regency England setting that truly conveyed how superficial and even boring the society balls such as Almack's might have been and how limited the communication between the sexes might have been. Yet, Kinsale conveys this without being the least bit boring and with a rich understanding of her characters, even small ones.

At first, like Folie the herione, you don't know what's going on. Is Robert insane? Is he an orge? Is he mean? There is a lot of adventure and miscommunication and so on before they understand what's happening and what their feelings for each other are. There are touches of humor. It is a good, thick, enjoyable read perfect for summe

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful and Beautiful Historical by Ms. Kinsale!, May 12, 2006

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Janalee Ruschhaupt (Fresno, California U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Sweet Folly (Paperback)

The mind is a wondrous thing, unless it has gone astray...


Mrs. Folie "Folly" Hamilton started to write her cousin, Robert Cambourne, who resides in India. His letters are filled with knights, dragons, and the love of mysteries and the magic of life. When out of nowhere, Robert confesses in his last letter that he is married, this shatters the closeness these two had discovered together, by the power of their pens.

Out of the blue, Folly finds out Robert is now residing in England and he requests her and her stepdaughter's company. She really has nothing to say to the knight whose amour was tarnished so long ago, but he will not take no for an answer.

My Sweet Folly is by authoress Laura Kinsale. With her wily and precocious pen, Ms. Kinsale crafted another fascinating novel with the two main characters, Robert and Folly. These two dominated and entertained this reader until the close of the book. The detail to the emotional wealth of both characters left this reader connected to their inner turmoil and turbulent relationship, leading her upon a merry chase, needing to keep the pages turning and their lives exposed.

Folly is an absolutely astute woman. Though she may be plain to look at, she has a delightfully and sunny disposition. When Robert breaks her trust and confidence, her heart will ache for their lost correspondence, but she will never forget those wonderful letters, gifts, and the pieces of their lives they shared with each other.

Now, they will come face to face, and her knight in shinning amour is more than just tarnished, he is quite insane to boot! What has happened to the person Folly once thought she knew?

Could this dark and tortured man really be her prince charming?

Read on to see truths exposed and the mind left in muddled wonder...

If you are a loyal fan of Ms. Kinsale or a new reader looking for a wonderful happy-ever-after historical, then My Sweet Folly is sure to wet your whistle. Laura Kinsale is truly an outstanding and constant writer, and this reviewer looks forward to many more happy years dwelling within the characters lives she creates.

Reviewed by Janalee Ruschhaupt, 2006
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