Folly Corner

A young woman arrives at Folly Corner, a sleepy Sussex estate, summoned by a cousin she's never met. The household is presided over by a formidable housekeeper who has ruled the roost for decades, and the arrival of this London newcomer threatens to unsettle everything she has built. As summer heat bears down on the countryside, old loyalties collide with new ambitions, and the question becomes not whether things will change, but who will have the courage to change them first. Beneath its genteel surface, this is a novel about the small wars fought within families, the quiet rebellions that reshape women's lives, and the terrifying freedom of choosing one's own future. Dudeney writes with sharp observation and sly humor about the ways people resist what they claim to want, and the lengths they'll go to protect what they've always had.