What a delightful book! Funny and heartwarming!

This book was my first of Frank's lowcountry books and sent me to all the others that I could find. It's a good book about finding one's self in the chaos of life.

This book had a lot of comedy, suspense and of course romance. The characters in the book come alive on each page.

Good reading. I give it 4 stars. North and South come together and form a happy union.

Ms. Frank has a unique writing style that I have come to love. This was a nice story. It wasn’t exceptional. A bit boring I might add, but the language and the phrasing and the conversations were witty and humorous. The story is about Linda and her 2 girls who come down to Shem creek after Linda decides she needs a new start especially for her wild teenager Gracie. Linda applies for a job at this restaurant owned by Brad. She gets the job because Brad takes an instant liking to her, even if she doesn’t have experience in a restaurant. The story goes on with life that is intermingled between Brad and his son Alex, Linda and the girls and the restaurant employees that have become like family. Ms. Frank has a way with her descriptions of the atmosphere and the food so it’s almost like being there. She is not Anne Rivers Siddons but she is pretty good in her own way.

Frank's books are always a satisfying Lowcountry treat. This one is a story of sisters, of motherhood, of change, and eventually of love. Linda and her daughters are wonderful, well crafted characters, unique and warm. I enjoyed the book very much.

A very interesting story of life in the lowcountry of South Carolina.A divorced Mother of 2 daughters , manager of a family restaurent. Life in runing the restaurent, raising 2 teenaged daughters and trying not to fall in love again.Good book.

Middle aged women with two teenage daughters makes the big move to a new life on her own. Great story, very encouraging.

This book starts out kind of slow but then it picks up speed. I would give the author another chance.

not too impressed with this one. Plantation was much better

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This is a great series. If you are looking to read a heart-felt, cleanly written (no bad language) book - this author is a good choice.

I really enjoy all of this author's books. Most of them are set in the South, (South Carolina, I believe) and I just love reading about the Southern culture, me being from the Northwest! Great character development, loved the storyline.

Just finished reading this book. Had me up till 2AM one night. Really enjoyed it!!

Linda Breland is a single parent of two teenage daughters, one of whom is headed off to college. Between that and the married men, the cold New Jersey winters, her pinched wallet, and her ex-husband who marries a beautiful successful woman ten years younger than she is - let's just say, Linda has seen enough to fill a thousand pages. Now she is bound for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the magical landscape of her ancestors. Welcomed by the help of her advice-dispensing sister and an intriguing ex-investment banker turned restaurant owner, Linda is slowly beginning to find her way and realize that she too is entitled to a second chance.

Meet Linda Breland, single parent of town teenage daughters-one of whom is headed off tho college. Between that and the married men, the cold New jersey winters, her pinched wallet, and her ex-husband who marries a beautiful sucessful woman ten years younger that she is-let's jsut say, Linday has seen enough to fill a thousand pages, Now, she's bound for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the magical landscape of her ancestors. Welcomed by the help of her advice dispensing sister and an intriguing ex-investment banker turned restaurant owner, Linda slowly begins to find her way and realize thta she too is entitled to a second chance...

I love Dorothea Benton Frank's BOoks

This book is in Perfect Condition!

Linda Breland, a single mother tired of living hand-to-mouth in New Jersey, decides to move herself and her two teenage daughters to her distant hometown of Mount Pleasant, S.C., where her sister, Mimi, still lives. Linda's straight-shooting style impresses local restaurateur Brad Jackson, who hires her to manage his restaurant; hints of a future romance are about as subtle as a kitchen fire. Frank easily, breezily shifts among her multiple first-person narrators. In Linda and Mimi, she explores two very different lives: Mimi is divorced, childless and neat as a pin; Linda is outspoken, maternal and frank about her teenage pregnancy and youthful marriage, which fell apart when her husband's mid-life crisis sent him into the arms of a younger woman. Similarly, Linda's daughters—dependable Lindsay, who is starting college in the fall, and smart-mouthed Gracie, whose penchant for hanging out with the wrong crowd helped fuel her mother's desire to move—offer a marvelous sibling contrast. The strong pull of friendship, the leisurely pace of a tiny, waterfront Southern town, and the steady buildup of romance help buoy Frank's well-drawn, memorable characters in the face of life's challenges.

Liked Plantation so much better - just couldn't get into this one at all.

Dorothea Benton Frank is a fabulous writer. You will not be able to put her books down.

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