Folly (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Rickert, Edith

 
9781331632061: Folly (Classic Reprint)

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A quiet, intense drama about a couple's clash of love, duty, and hidden pain as they face illness and change within a fragile marriage.

From the opening moments, this story follows a pair navigating a tense, intimate space where desires, fears, and daily care collide. The wife, Folly, and her husband, Hal, move between warmth and distance as a shadow of illness and choice shapes their days. The book examines how love can both sustain and strain a relationship when bodies fail and secrets linger, turning ordinary moments into crucial tests of trust.



The narrative foregrounds small, charged exchanges that reveal mood, power, and the human need to be understood. It invites readers into a world where tenderness is complicated by pain, responsibility, and the pull of unresolved history.




  • Feel the tension of conversations that weigh love against obligation.

  • Watch how illness reshapes roles and expectations within a marriage.

  • Observe shifts in perception as characters confront fear, longing, and moral choices.

  • Experience a literary study of how close relationships change under pressure.



Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction about relationships, resilience, and ethical dilemmas within a marriage under strain.

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