Meredith Allady

Oh look, I'm writing like Jane Austen. No, no you're not. I am 60 pages in and you have yet to make me care about any of your characters.

This is set in 1805 England. The story of the Parry family in particular Julia and her best friend Ann Northcott. As they arrive from their home, Merriweather, into a fashionable London season. Where they discover the true nature of Friendship and Folly.

Though this is a prequel to Friendship and Folly, it is a standalone novella of letters. Letters written by Ann Northcott when staying in Bath to her friend Julia.

I liked the authors caveat on Amazon, don't buy this book if you watch Pride and Prejudice just to see Darcy jump in a pond...and some other points that let me know I'd like this.
The characters were realistic, and I liked the feeling that I had no idea how it would turn out. Satisfying, and not run-of-the-mill.