Return to Sullivans Island - Dorothea Benton Frank

Return to Sullivans Island

By Dorothea Benton Frank

  • Release Date: 2009-06-30
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
4 Score: 4 (From 317 Ratings)

Description

“Her books are funny, sexy, and usually damp with seawater.”

—Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides

In Return to Sullivans Island, Dorothea Benton Frank revisits the enchanted landscape of South Carolina’s Lowcountry made famous in her beloved New York Times bestseller Sullivans Island. Frank focuses on the next generation of Hamiltons and Hayes, earning high praise from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which writes, “Frank brings to vivid life the rich landscape and its unpretentious folks….A reader need only close her eyes for a moment to feel that thick-sticky heat, smell the wild salt marshes.” If you enjoy getting lost in the works of Anne Rivers Siddons, Rebecca Wells, and Pat Conroy—novels brimming with atmosphere and strong Southern charm—you are going to love Dotty Frank’s Return to Sullivans Island.

Reviews

  • Slow

    3
    By Jenobeno
    You’ll know what’s going to happen after chapter 3. Predicable. Not one of her best 😢.
  • Loved it. Good story

    5
    By maryjane louise
    Enjoyed very much. Recommend to read.
  • So Bad

    1
    By Sunnie6
    And I mean awful. What happened? I've liked the three previous books of hers that I've read- this one doesn't even read like her style. So boring! The endless, mindless internal dialogue of Beth is excruciating. And the numerous age references appear to be either her rejection of her own middle age or a reflection of seriously juvenile cliches that she thinks presumes her youth. Yuck. Don't waste your money on this one. Awful.
  • Boring

    1
    By pancakes37
    This book was not interesting. Too wordy! Most of the plot happens in the last 50 pages of the book. Not sure if I'll read anything else by this author!
  • Waste of time

    1
    By 1DalMom
    Lame! Lame! Lame! I have so enjoyed this author's other books, but this one was filled with cooky cutter characters and a plot that rambled about trying to find itself.
  • Disappointing Return

    1
    By Matthew McCormack
    I have loved all of Franklin's books until Return to Sullivan's Island. Missing were all of my favorite character's - the strong feminine role model, the complex relationships and winding storyline. Franklin's desire to follow current day news was disappointing for this reader and left me wanting more.

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