If only the walls could speak…
In one hundred and fifty years, Blake’s Folly, a silver boomtown notorious for its brothels, scarlet ladies, silver barons, speakeasies, and divorce ranches, has become a semi-ghost town. Although the old Mizpah Saloon is still in business, its upper floor is sheathed in dust.
But in a room at a long corridor's end, an adventurer, a beautiful dance girl, and a rejected wife were once caught in a love
triangle, and their secret has touched three generations.
What people are saying about A Room in Blake's Folly...
- The messages running through this saga are hope and resilience. And I'm left with a memory of the cigar smoke lingering in that top floor room of the Mizpah Saloon. Whispering Stories
- The sense of the "present" of each generation and the subsequent intermingling histories of the characters is poignant, however, ROMANCE is the heart of this great read. (Also, a mutual love of spiders had me hooked!) Roxanne O’Brien
- With flowing descriptive phrases ("... the walls had a yellowish hue that only time could bring") Culiner effectively intertwines the characters and descendants of Blake's Folly. And although overhunting and pollution mean environmental change, the charm of this old world community remains intact. Cheers for this book! Lisa McCombs for Readers' Favorite
- What an intriguing way to tell a story that spans generations. Ms. Culiner is talented at painting a scene and bringing characters to life while weaving a story you can’t put down. Brenda
- J. Arlene Culiner’s original historical novel A Room in Blake’s Folly is a delight. Through research or intuition (probably a combination of both), she manages to bring each era in Blake’s Folly to life, both via language and through period detail. Her characters are distinctive individuals, many of whom are somewhat at odds with society – outcasts, outsiders, and survivors. A Room in Blake’s Folly is a skillfully crafted tale about love and chance, history and family. I recommend it highly. Lisabet Sarai
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