Folly - Hardcover

King, Laurie R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553111035 ISBN 13: 9780553111033

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2001

Synopsis

Rae Newborn is a woman on the edge: on the edge of sanity, on the edge of tragedy, and now on the edge of the world. She has moved to an island at the far reaches of the continent to restore the house of an equally haunted figure, her mysterious great-uncle; but as her life begins to rebuild itself along with the house, his story starts to wrap around hers. Powerful forces are stirring, but Rae cannot see where her reality leaves off and his fate begins.
Fifty-two years old, Rae must battle the feelings that have long tormented her - panic, melancholy, and a skin-crawling sense of watchers behind the trees. Before she came here, she believed that most of the things she feared existed only in her mind. And who can say, as disturbing incidents multiply, if any of the watchers on Folly Island might be real? Is Rae paranoid, as her family and the police believe, or is the threat genuine? Is the island alive with promise - or with dangers?

About this title

Review:

Praise for Laurie R King:

‘A compelling, effective piece of writing’
Publishers Weekly (Night Work)

‘Brilliantly written... it is both intriguing and wholly absorbing’
T. J. Binyon, Evening Standard (Birth of a New Moon)

‘Well-written and totally gripping’
Guardian (Birth of a New Moon)

‘Pacy, skilfully layered narrative, notable for its wit, affection and unflashy know-how’
Literary Review (of With Child)

‘Original, and subtle’
Evening Standard (of To Play the Fool)

From the Back Cover:

'A compelling psychological suspense novel from the award-winning author of 'The Birth of a New Moon' and 'Night Work''

Rae Newborn, shattered after a nervous breakdown and an attempted rape, is left on a deserted island off the coast of Washington State. Her aim is to rebuild a family house destroyed by fire back in the nineteen twenties. All she wants is to be left in peace, but her nights are haunted by ghosts from her past and her days interrupted by unwelcome visits from the local police and a mysterious intruder.

But her tranquillity is truly disturbed when she makes a discovery in the foundations of the house that throws a dark shadow over her whole family history. What really happened on the island eighty years ago? And what was the truth behind her great-uncle's disappearance? Violence comes down through the years to explode once again on the isolated island, this time threatening to destroy not just Rae but future generations as well.

'"Well-written with an engrossing plot and a welcome depth to the central character. 'Folly' is unreservedly recommended"'
CATH STAINCLIFFE, 'Manchester Evening News'

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0553111035
• ISBN 13: 9780553111033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400