Plantation: A Lowcountry Tale
2 journalers for this copy...
I enjoyed this author's book, Sullivan's Island, so I look forward to reading this one eventually.
From the Publisher
Pat Conroy called Dorothea Benton Frank's debut, Sullivan's Island, "hilarious and wise," while Anne Rivers Siddons declared that it "roars with life." Here, 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.
Author Biography: Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The New York Times bestselling author of Sullivan's Island, Plantation, and Isle of Palms, she is a nationally recognized volunteer fundraiser for the arts and education, and an advocate of literacy programs and women's issues. She resides in the New York area with her husband and two children.
Synopsis
Now, in this poignant mother-daughter story, 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...
From the Publisher
Pat Conroy called Dorothea Benton Frank's debut, Sullivan's Island, "hilarious and wise," while Anne Rivers Siddons declared that it "roars with life." Here, 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.
Author Biography: Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The New York Times bestselling author of Sullivan's Island, Plantation, and Isle of Palms, she is a nationally recognized volunteer fundraiser for the arts and education, and an advocate of literacy programs and women's issues. She resides in the New York area with her husband and two children.
Synopsis
Now, in this poignant mother-daughter story, 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...
An okay story, set in the greater Charleston area. The local color is good, but I was a little disappointed in the characterizations. The main character's relationships with several men after she returned home struck me as not very realistic, but rather foolish. (Of course, that may just be me.) Other characters were stereotypes. But the author's love for the lowcountry comes through loud and clear.
I'm going to save this for the convention here in April.
I'm going to save this for the convention here in April.
Will be releasing this at the BC Convention in Charlestion next week.
Caught this book at the Charleston Marriott (during the convention in April,07) At that time I didn't know anthing about BookCrossings,and I was a guest in the hotel for a Marine Corps (M Battery) reunion. I'm learning to enjoy the idea of catching and releasing books (and cleaning out some of my my bookshelves for others toenjoy. I've finished the book, and am sending it to my friend who had some experiences with the Gullah's while her family was stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC (their maid was Gullah, and confused them with the special dialect).It's not going far, only to Spring Valley, CA...but I'm susre she will enjoy the Auntie Mame-type character in this novel!
