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    Audiobook18 hours

    Isle of Palms

    Written by Dorothea Benton Frank

    Narrated by Robin Miles

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    About this audiobook

    Dorothea Benton Frank is a treasure of American letters with numerous New York Times best-sellers to her credit and a portfolio full of critical acclaim. “Mixing high drama and high jinks” (Booklist), her third Lowcountry novel follows the fortunes of the dysfunctional Abbot family. Looking to set her life aright, Anna Lutz Abbot returns to her South Carolina lowcountry hometown. And as she attempts to right past wrongs, Anna receives help and support from a quirky cast of lovable locals sure to endear themselves to listeners.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateMay 4, 2012
    ISBN9781470301507
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    Isle of Palms
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    Dorothea Benton Frank

    New York Times bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivans Island, South Carolina. Until her passing in 2019, Dorothea and her husband split their time between New Jersey and South Carolina. A contemporary voice of the South, Dorothea Benton Frank was beloved by fans and friends alike since her debut novel Sullivans Island. Readers from coast to coast fell for the quick wit and the signature humor that permeated her many bestselling novels.

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    • 3/5
      enjoyed this one!
    • 4/5
      The narrator was stellar!! The characters well-developed. But, holy cow! Long, long long! It drug badly in places. Guess I’m too much of a Yankee!
    • 5/5
      I don’t know how these types of nooks are classified
      Are they chick lit, women’s beach books or just fiction, but this was an entertaining book, and a great story, about second chances, family and loneliness.
      I will definitely read others from this author.
    • 4/5
      I thoroughly love Dorothea Benton Frank's stories of the American South and its crazy folk.
    • 3/5
      The characters in this Lowcountry novel reminded me of the characters in Sullivan's Island. Where they give you feeling of being just slightly over the top. The story was better though. There was more substance to it and the storyline was a little more interesting, even if I didn't like the cast.
    • 4/5
      Sweet summer read, looking forward to the next book in the series.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book as much as her other novels. I felt it tended to get long-winded, maybe a little preachy, in places. Loved the narrator but the “Lucy” character voice was a little much for me and I found myself wanting those pages to be over quickly.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      There were a lot of things I enjoyed about this book. However, I felt the entire date-rape and resulting pregnancy scenario was dealt with way to casually; and the ending relating to that part of the story made me want to throw the book across the room.

      I'll definitely be giving her other books a try, but I hope they handle sensitive, serious topics in a slightly better fashion. Or just leave out the serious stuff altogether, to make it a perfect beach read.

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    • 3/5
      I really liked this story because she did what I would love to do, get a house by the ocean-own her own business-have good friends and family-romance. The ending seemed to go on forever though.7/29/04

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    • 4/5
      I have to say I never read drama's and was very surprised by this author and the book. Isle of Palms is the first book I read and I feel in love with it. Anna is very humorous, charming and witty at times. We can all relate to her story in some shape, form, or fashion. There is a bit of drama, comedy and a few life's lessons along the way. Not to mention her ex husband, daughter, father etc and some of her customers and co workers are a hoot. This book is very intriguing and I am looking forward to reading more from Dorothea Benton Frank
    • 3/5
      I like Frank's style and characters and the SC settings. This was a fun quick read.
    • 5/5
      very entertaining novel of Anna's life. Her daugh. emily, exhusband gay-Jim, dad Dougle and girlfriend Lucy, hair salon, drinks, secrets, salon Anna's Cabana, Miss Angel and Miss Mavis from her youth, love, family time. I even laughed twice whie reading this book. Dorothy Benton Frank tells a delightful story with likeable characters.