Folly by Marthe Jocelyn
Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books (May 11, 2010) Book summary: Three fates intertwine in this moving and passionate love story set in Victorian London. Mary Finn: country girl, maid to a lord in London Caden Tucker: liar, scoundrel, and heart's delight James Nelligan: age six, tossed into a herd of boys When Mary Finn falls into the arms of handsome Caden Tucker, their frolic changes the course of her life. What possesses her? She's been a girl of common sense until now. Mary's tale alternates with that of young James Nelligan, a new boy in an enormous foundling home. My review: When I began reading Folly I wasn't sure what to make of it. I was put off by reading four different point-of-views. There is Mary Finn, 15, turned out of her home by a mean stepmother and working as a maid (the only told in first person while the others are all third); fellow maid Eliza, a jealous, conniving but dimwitted young woman; J