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Folly (Folly Island, #1)
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I almost always like Laurie King's books. One of the things I truly appreciate is her ability to have relationships within the book while not making the book feel like a Harlequin romance.
this book is NOT about the relationship - male /female- but it has a lot to do with familial relationships.
Rae Newborn is a severely depressed woman who moves to an isolated Gulf Island "Folly" which is owned by her family. She has suffered many losses in her life and the book opens with her arrival on the island to rebuild a house there which was originally built by her great uncle. We travel with Rae through her uncle's diary and the building of the house, her physical and mental rebuilding, her past and her present and the building of friendships with others in the area.
Rae thinks someone is watching her and she felt the same when she lived in Los Angeles- the Watchers, as she calls them. She is unsure if they are real or in her mind. As the story builds , it becomes clear which is true and what will happen to Rae because of it.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book- only one mistake I found: King refers to Salt Springs Island; it's Saltspring or Salt Spring, no plural.
this book is NOT about the relationship - male /female- but it has a lot to do with familial relationships.
Rae Newborn is a severely depressed woman who moves to an isolated Gulf Island "Folly" which is owned by her family. She has suffered many losses in her life and the book opens with her arrival on the island to rebuild a house there which was originally built by her great uncle. We travel with Rae through her uncle's diary and the building of the house, her physical and mental rebuilding, her past and her present and the building of friendships with others in the area.
Rae thinks someone is watching her and she felt the same when she lived in Los Angeles- the Watchers, as she calls them. She is unsure if they are real or in her mind. As the story builds , it becomes clear which is true and what will happen to Rae because of it.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book- only one mistake I found: King refers to Salt Springs Island; it's Saltspring or Salt Spring, no plural.
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Reading Progress
October 14, 2015
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Started Reading
October 14, 2015
– Shelved
October 28, 2015
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Finished Reading
October 31, 2015
– Shelved as:
fiction
October 31, 2015
– Shelved as:
mystery-suspense