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Plantation: A Lowcountry Tale  
Author: Dorothea Benton Frank
ISBN: 158788979X
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
   Book Review

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.




Plantation: A Lowcountry Tale

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Dorothea Frank's Sullivan's Island marked the debut of an exquisitely talented writer--and told the unforgettable story of one woman's courageous journey toward truth.

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...

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 CRITICS

Pat Conroy

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

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Dorothea Frank and I share the same literary territory. — Pat Conroy

Southern womanhood has found a new voice, and it is outrageous, hilarious, relentless and impossible to ignore. — John Berendt

     



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