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Thale's Folly
Thale's Folly
Author: Dorothy Gilman
At the request of his father, New York City novelist Andrew Thale tackles an odd assignment--to check out an old family property in Massachusetts, neglected since Aunt Harriet Thale's death years ago. But far from being deserted, Thale's Folly, as Andrew discovers, is fully inhabited--by a quartet of charming squatters, former "guests" of kindhe...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780449003657
ISBN-10: 0449003655
Publication Date: 2/29/2000
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 53 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Alison avatar reviewed Thale's Folly on + 551 more book reviews
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By the author of the Mrs. Pollifax series, a very different kind of novel. Still full of mystery, but not the same sort - more a mystery into the soul of a woman.
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Sweet, slight, heart-warming novel. Fun to read.
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Andrew Thale finds more than he expected when sent to inspect Thale's Folly, an old family property.
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"Ms. Gilman has a nice, relaxed style and an easygoing way of telling a story." --The New York Times Book Review
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A delightful, goofy book! Full of oddballs who find themselves together due to strange circumstances, this book reminds you of what the true definition of "family" is!
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A stand-a-lone book from the usual Mrs. Pollifax series, but still t;ypical Dorothy Gilmore style. A book filled with wacky characters and fast action, but just as you foresee a happy ever after ending there's a where did that come from story twist!
punkinema avatar reviewed Thale's Folly on + 305 more book reviews
This is a great little story of a disenchanted young man sent to check out property for his father. He meets some wonderful characters on this property who end up helping him to believe in himself once more.


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