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Loved the characters in this book. This whole series of books is wonderful...a must read!!

I love everything Dorothea Benton Frank has written but I think this one was my favorite! Loved all the characters and the story line and this was another one that I wished would never end! A must-read!

A definite genre--interesting for description of that part of the USA.

Great read! Author of Sullivan's Island!

Very good story.

Slow reading at first but once you get into it you can hardly put it down. A great read!

Frank evokes a lush plantation in the heart of modern day South Carolina - where family ties and hidden truths run as deep and dark as the mighty Edisto River - Back Cover

Enoyable book! Almost 600 pages...

Great for a summer read/light reading. Enjoyed it very much!
Lindy

From Publishers Weekly: "HA follow-up to Frank's debut novel, Sullivan's Island, this colorful contemporary romance effortlessly evokes the lush beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry while exploring the complexities of family relationships. When Caroline Wimbley Levine learns that her mother, Miss Lavinia, has supposedly gone mad, she leaves the big city bustle of Manhattan and returns to Tall Pines Plantation. Caroline originally left Tall Pines to escape her feisty, eccentric mother and her drunken brother, Trip, but when Miss Lavinia dies, Caroline is forced to come to terms with her family's troubled history as well her failing relationship with her husband. As Caroline reminisces about her past rebelliousness and her childhood, she realizes that her father's sudden and tragic death many years before served as a catalyst for the family's disintegration. Caroline and Trip also learn that their seemingly selfish and self-assured mother was not so uncaring after all. While most of the story is told from Caroline's point of view, journal entries written by Miss Lavinia open several of the chapters, providing the narrative with additional texture and warmth. Although the novel is short on plot, readers will enjoy immersing themselves in the lives of these deftly drawn, heartfelt characters. Agent, Amy Berkower. (July 3)Forecast: Sullivan's Island was a New York Times bestseller, and, if Frank's newest receives the critical praise it deserves, it will climb the charts as well. Booksellers will also boost sales if they recommend this book to fans of Pat Conroy and Anne Rivers Siddons." Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Pat Conroy: "Dorothea Frank and I share the exact same literary territory-- Sullivan's Island is hilarious and wise....

I love all her books and the stories of the Low Country

Frank is one of my favorite author's. I very much enjoyed this book,and all her other books as well!