First published 2013
Folie exchanges letters with Robert, a man living on another continent. Through their written words, she develops deep feelings for this distant correspondent who calls himself her knight. He writes to her from thousands of miles away, admitting curiosity about her appearance and mentioning pearls and the village of Toot-above-the-Batch. Their innocent correspondence becomes the foundation for love built entirely on imagination and longing. When Folie finally encounters Robert face to face, everything changes. The man standing before her bears no resemblance to the Robert she created in her mind through his letters. She cannot recognize her beloved correspondent in this frightening stranger who insists he loves her. Reality crashes against the fantasy she has nurtured through their written relationship, leaving Folie unable to reconcile the two versions of the same man.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Toot-Above-The-Batch
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
356 pages · Paperback · E-Reads