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| Original Title: | Plantation |
| ISBN: | 0515131083 (ISBN13: 9780515131086) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Lowcountry Tales #2 |
| Characters: | Susan Hayes, Caroline Wimbley Levine, Simon Rifkin |
| Setting: | Tall Plains, South Carolina(United States) |
Dorothea Benton Frank
Paperback | Pages: 449 pages Rating: 4.18 | 10573 Users | 469 Reviews
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| Title | : | Plantation (Lowcountry Tales #2) |
| Author | : | Dorothea Benton Frank |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 449 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2001 by Jove |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. American. Southern. Romance |
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Pat Conroy called Dorothea Benton Frank’s debut, Sullivan’s Island, “hilarious and wise,” while Anne Rivers Siddons declared that it “roars with life.” Now 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… Caroline Wimbley Levine always swore she’d never go home again. But now, at her brother’s behest, she has returned to South Carolina to see about Mother—only to find that the years have not changed the Queen of Tall Pines Plantation. Miss Lavinia is as maddeningly eccentric as ever—and absolutely will not suffer the questionable advice of her children. This does not surprise Caroline. Nor does the fact that Tall Pines is still brimming with scandals and secrets, betrayals and lies. But she soon discovers that something is different this time around. It lies somewhere in the distance between her and her mother—and in her understanding of what it means to come home…Rating Based On Books Plantation (Lowcountry Tales #2)
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I've read several excellent novels set in the Low Country of the U.S. Southeast (roughly, along the tidal coast between Charleston and Savannah) by three authors: Pat Conroy, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Dorothea Benton Frank. Though a long way from being a native, I'm familiar with the territory because my husband grew up in Savannah and one of my brothers has lived in the Charleston area for 45 years or so. As with the others, this book's characters are so richly drawn I felt as if I knew them asI guess I'd rate this one at 3.5. I liked it better than Sullivan's Island because I felt the story progressed a bit better. I am finding an unlikely amount of love interests in her stories. It seems that every man these women meet just about fall in love with them and no one ever really seems angry when the romance fizzles. And they are always so friendly with each other. No hurt feelings or jealousy. Seems a bit unrealistic to me, but it was a cute, feel good story none-the-less.
An "eyes wide open" look at mother-daughter relationships, Plantation introduces us to Caroline Wimbley Levine who left her southern home for the big city, married and had a son. She also left behind her mother, Miss Lavinia, and her brother, Trip. Caroline comes back to the plantation after both call her with wildly varying stories of an incident in which Miss Lavinia fired a gun at Trip. Finding the truth behind this story and many others which Caroline had believed since she was a child gives
I've read several excellent novels set in the Low Country of the U.S. Southeast (roughly, along the tidal coast between Charleston and Savannah) by three authors: Pat Conroy, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Dorothea Benton Frank. Though a long way from being a native, I'm familiar with the territory because my husband grew up in Savannah and one of my brothers has lived in the Charleston area for 45 years or so. As with the others, this book's characters are so richly drawn I felt as if I knew them as
A little dated, but I really enjoyed this book. I liked the main characters, but I wish everyone wasnt so mean to Frances Mae and her kids. She didnt do anything to deserve it other than grow up with less money and education than everyone else. She was obnoxious, but everyone was just as mean to her as she was to them.
moves right to the top of my list.......can't wait for "Lowcontry Summer"......God Bless Dottie Frank!
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