{"product_id":"follys-end-doris-leslie-9780854956234","title":"Folly's End: A Restoration-era historical romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA compelling historical romance set in Restoration-era England! Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Jean Plaidy, Elizabeth Chadwick and Rose Tremain.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA virgin bride is torn between two loves...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland, 1652\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngland's monarchy lies in tatters, the country in the grip of Cromwell's iron hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen-year-old \u003cb\u003ePrudence Folliett\u003c\/b\u003e cares little for politics, but she's forced to grow up in a hurry when her father falls gravely ill. And with the country in turmoil, his dying wish is to secure his young daughter's future... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetrothed on her father's orders to her cousin \u003cb\u003ePiers 'Percy' Folliett\u003c\/b\u003e, Prue's world is changed for ever. Until now, her life has been spent in play, study and good-natured sparring with Percy and family friend \u003cb\u003eRobert 'Robin' Peverill\u003c\/b\u003e. But their childhood harmony comes to an ugly end when Robin declares that he, too, loves Prue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeloved of two men, married to one and possessed by neither, Prue lives her life quietly and refuses to think about what might have been. But when her path crosses with Robin's again, her world is turned upside down as old feelings flicker into life again... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShould Prue bow to duty or follow her heart? Can her childhood infatuation survive against the odds?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd when a dreadful betrayal threatens to destroy all three friends, will their lives ever be the same again?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOLLY'S END is the first book in The Peverill Family Saga Series: romantic historical novels set between the 17th and 19th centuries in England.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unusual harmony between plot and atmosphere ... A well-conceived tragic climax ... Miss Leslie handles it with delicacy and control.' - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Its most delicate problem has been handled with no little skill.\" - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Folly's End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e shows how much of life there is in the traditional type of historical romance when it is informed by an ardent sense of the reality of the past.\" - \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The pictures of the time and the character drawing, particularly of the women, are magnificent.\" - Henry Saville\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Eminent critics have praised Miss Leslie for her work and will praise her again for this. She is fast becoming one of our best historical writers.\" - \u003ci\u003eManchester Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PEVERILL FAMILY SAGA SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK 1: Folly's End\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 2: The Peverills\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 3: A Young Wives' Tale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doris Leslie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854956239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854956234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.91d","brand":"Doris Leslie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801019560191,"sku":"9780854956234","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/follys-end-doris-leslie-9780854956234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}