Nelson's Folly

Horatio and Fanny Nelson live poor but happy in his fathers damp parsonage in Norfolk.The French Revolutionary Wars have begun and as fighting intensifies Horatio is recalled to sea.As the years pass and the war rages on Horatio Nelson becomes a lauded hero while Fanny loyally manages their affairs back in England. But Horatios success in battle has changed him - hes proud arrogant bitter. How can a woman like Fanny self-reliant but bound by 18th century attitudes face down the Navys superstar without losing everything?A compelling exploration of duty in all its forms Nelsons Folly is a sweeping historically rich novel based on the true story of Horatio and Fanny Nelson and their lives together - and apart.