Friendship and Folly: The Merriweather Chronicles Book I

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    Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime. Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs. Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon. It resonated of Jane Austen but reflected on other aspects of the culture at that time. A good story line kept me interested till the end. I particularly liked the inclusion of Methodist influence which gave a different atmosphere to the book without making it stuffy. And this is one. Although I think the author is American, she seems to have completely avoided those little discrepancies that are a giveaway to a Brit.

    I fell in love with the Parry family and Ann is a fallible but engaging protagonist. My only disappointment is that although this is advertised as the first of the Merriweather Chronicles, no more seem to have appeared. I hope its appearance for the Kindle means another is on its way.

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    Most recent customer reviews. Published on 9 June Published on 15 May Published on 22 April Published on 17 March Unlimited One-Day Delivery and more. There's a problem loading this menu at the moment. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. View or edit your browsing history. Get to Know Us. Delivery and Returns see our delivery rates and policies thinking of returning an item? See our Returns Policy. Visit our Help Pages. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs. Lord Nelson was chasing the Emperor's fleet across the oceans in a hunt that would shortly culminate in the battle of Trafalgar.

    But on a quiet estate in Warwickshire, "just near enough to Stratford to take a proprietary interest in its immortal Bard," Ann Northcott was much more concerned with her mother's schemes.

    Friendship and Folly: The Merriweather Chronicles Book 1 by Meredith Allady

    Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Meredith Allady is currently at work assembling further "Merriweather Chronicles" in her spare time. Avoid Buyer's Remorse! Are you thinking of purchasing this book, or even using one of your precious Amazon Prime 'freebies' on the ebook version of it?.

    Those schemes would send Ann and her friend Julia Parry far away from their beloved Merriweather, on a turbulent voyage into a fashionable London season. For both of them, it would prove to be a journey of discovery into the true nature of Friendship and Folly. Paperback , 2 , pages. Published January 1st by CreateSpace first published May 13th The Meriweather Chronicles 1.

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    To ask other readers questions about Friendship and Folly , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book was amazing! It felt like a Jane Austen book! Mar 04, W. Gingell rated it it was amazing. Perfect in almost every way. Don't go in expecting heaving bosoms and fiery glances and melting looks, because you won't get it. You'll get a fallible and not always clever heroine though the author states that she is NOT the heroine, Anne w Perfect in almost every way. You'll get a fallible and not always clever heroine though the author states that she is NOT the heroine, Anne will always be the heroine to me who is just as prone to mistakes as she is to inspire love in the reader.

    It takes real skill to do that. I loved this book. Jan 13, Elisabeth rated it it was amazing Shelves: A really delightful, literate and witty novel set in the Regency era, with a large cast of eminently lovable characters. Perhaps someday I'll be able to review it properly, but for now I can just say that second reading has only increased my affection and appreciation for this book—the Meriweather Chronicles have achieved a solid ranking among my favorite books.

    View all 3 comments. A more-than-competent Jane Austen tribute book. The language and plot are a perfect homage to JA - multiple points to Meredith Allady for that. It's an enjoyable read. What is missing - to be fair, what is missing from almost every JA tribute - is the acidic stratum that has the reader smiling and wincing in equal measure. When Mr Bennet says to Mr Collins anent the latter's gushing over Lady Catherine de Bourgh , "It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May A more-than-competent Jane Austen tribute book. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?

    It's a rare author who is courageous enough to put the irony out there without signposting it discreetly, and although Meredith Allady is a good contender, JA in the original just always does it better. But on a quiet estate in Warwickshire, "just near enough to Stratford to take a proprietary interest in its immortal Bard The year was ; the place, England. May 21, Monique rated it liked it Shelves: It took me a few pages to actually get into this story. Then I was hooked and laughing at every other page. When I was actually invested, I was completely thrown off by the plot twist.

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    This plot twist wasn't completely random, I just wasn't expecting the romance to take a turn away from the main character sorta spoiler! The main guy was supposed to be for the main girl It took me a few pages to actually get into this story. The main guy was supposed to be for the main girl.

    I felt very betrayed, although I've sorta reconciled to it not enough to read the second one tho.. I feel like if this book was written years ago, I would have liked it because its a "classic": Here's some quotes I loved: Lenox had already trounced him on several occassions, and this time, in an effort to prolong the game beyond its usual length of four or five minutes, he implored Clive to pause and think about it before bringing out his queen.

    She is your monarch; more, she is a woman. Should she not rather be protected? The careless fashion in which you continually thrust her out into the thickest part of the battle--it is unseemly. Would you serve your mother or your sisters thus? But this is an Amazon Queen.

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    Gifting of the Kindle edition at the Kindle MatchBook price is not available. Published on 22 April But as I began to look at the papers more carefully, and dates and place-names caught my eye, disappointment was replaced by the nostalgic delight appropriate for an aging History Major whose post-college career has consisted mainly of shifting bits of non-historical data around on a glaring blue screen. It's obvious when Julia falls in love yet the romance plays off page for the most part. As they arrive from their home, Merriweather, into a fashionable London season. Just remember the characters are like real people--you're not gonna like or even understand all of them equally well.

    She loves to fight; she lives for conquest. Nothing pleases her more than to send home a fat parcel of prisoners.

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    Why else would she have reserved for herself the greatest mobility? He remarked sadly that he would have expected better from a man of the cloth, and at once plunged his knight into certain disaster. This was a pleasant book. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I'd been in a different mood, but as it was I still enjoyed it moderately well. I did find it distracting that much of the dialogue sounded more like conservative homeschoolers who read lots of classic than it did authentic Regency dialogue, but that also didn't really bother me, just felt a smidge anachronistic at times. Aug 02, Hannah rated it it was amazing Shelves: I have already praised this author's exceptional ability with historical fiction and language.

    Her " Regency" is perfect and her sense of the past spot on accurate. But now I will talk about the story itself. This is the novel that follows Letters from Bath. It mainly concerns Julia Parry and her best friend Ann Northcott. The Parrys travel to London to attend balls, lectures, and meet interesting people, accompanied by Ann--who they view as essentially a relative. The plot, such as it is, conce I have already praised this author's exceptional ability with historical fiction and language. The plot, such as it is, concerns their interactions with new friends in London.

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    I would recommend this book to anyone who likes old-fashioned narrative. If you care deeply about plot, you might not enjoy it that much. The interest of the tale arises from relationships. The Best Things in the Book: