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"Wonderful characters who spout witty dialogue, the luscious South Carolina setting she is famous for, and hefty helpings of the food and manners bred as only the South can breed, make this latest offering from Dot Frank a true gem for lazy summer days.
Even if you're not reading it on the beach, you will smell the salt air and experience the sand between your toes. The author puts you there as she has in her four previous books because she does local color better than most anyone writing today.
But it is the wonderful characters that will stay with you long after the last page is turned." amazon
Even if you're not reading it on the beach, you will smell the salt air and experience the sand between your toes. The author puts you there as she has in her four previous books because she does local color better than most anyone writing today.
But it is the wonderful characters that will stay with you long after the last page is turned." amazon
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A really good book about frendships and relationships.
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Another great book. Loved the characters of this book. Abigail is one tough lady, one not to be dealt with lightly. Rebecca is soft in the beginning, but she toughens up and Huey, what can I say, he is a character.
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GREAT Characters!!! A must read!!! I really felt like I was a part of this island community! Very southern sweet tea- mixed with Versace!
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excellent book about life in South Caroline Lowcountry. If you like this author, you will love the book.
A fun, enjoyable read. Charachters you will feel like you know, like most Frank's books.
Usually, I do not have much to say about Dot Franks books. They start out pretty good but the endings are horrible. This is one of her better books. I truly enjoyed it. It was a story about a lawyer who was living on the island for a few years after the deaths of her husband and son. She is a good friend of Huey who owns an art gallery. He introduces Abigail to Rebecca, an artist. There is something about Abigail they like and they become friends. They discover Rebecca is estranged from her slime ball husband and 2 children. The divorce gave custody to the father unfairly. So Abigail decides to help Rebecca win her kids back as well as some compensation from her loser husband. There is a happiness and sadness and a revealed secret at the end. And for once the ending had closure and it made sense. The only part that didnt seem real to me was Abigail who didnt seem as devastated as one would be after losing their son and husband. Not to mention, she gets involved with the man who she had an affair with which contributed to the death of her husband. So, I am giving this a 4. I liked the characters and the story and it was by far the best Low Country tale I have read so far
I have really enjoyed all of Dorothea's books, and this was no exception. Great summer read...
A low country tale.
I enjoyed the author's lush descriptions of "arrogantly shabby" Pawley's Island as well as her interesting characters -- their quirks, friendships, & spiritual journeys. And the best part is bad guy gets his just desserts!
A Lowcountry tale by the author of Shem Creek. It's a lively story about friendships and family , Southern Style. Very entertaining about life along the coast.
lovely southern story-telling, with some depth
Fun beach read with great characters!
Arlene M. (okiegrannie) - , reviewed Pawleys Island (Lowcountry Tales, Bk 5) on + 97 more book reviews
Sexy, funny, and a quirky page turner. I great book, proving you can't keep a good woman down.
Charming as a southern drawl. One of several great "Lowcountry Tales" by Frank.
Frank's tales the the Low Country are spell binding.
A decent beach read.
I am a mystery fan, but I liked this book. It takes place in the Low Country on the coast of South Carolina, so the setting was new to me. I liked the characters and the plot, but I felt that all of the main characters were too smart, too beautiful, too rich, too priveleged to be true. You knew that things would work out well for them and they would be redeemed. On the other hand, the villians were too stupid, ignorant, sloppy, etc. It was kind of like a Lifetime TV movie. As I looked at the descriptions of the author's other books, it seemed more of the same on a different SC island, so I passed on them. It's a good "quick read" for the beach or an airplane ride, so enjoy it for what it is.
Patricia H. (beachcomber) reviewed Pawleys Island (Lowcountry Tales, Bk 5) on + 320 more book reviews
I felt like I was back in Charleston. This is a woman's book. It is not chick-lit, and it is not a romance novel. It is just a nice story about four people. Bring this book to the beach, or take it on a plane. It is just a fun book.
This book was wonderful and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Another wonderful lowcountry read by Frank. I love her characters, and especially revel in her descriptions of the oceanside life.
Good characterizations with some attractive people and some not so attractive. Excellent depiction of locale.
No one writes a better Southern novel about family and complicated relationships. One of her best. I read all her books.
Absolutely loved this book. Great female characters. Lots of old world Lowcountry charm.
This book was great!! A very fast read. I Loved It!!!
Lorraine H. (Maxs-Mom) - , reviewed Pawleys Island (Lowcountry Tales, Bk 5) on + 73 more book reviews
I very much enjoyed this book. I look forward to reading other books by this author.
A good read for those who love the low country and the barrier islands
Another D.B. Frank classic lowcountry tale. Most enjoyable!
I enjoy all her books; this one too.
This is a great Southern Low Country story that is perfect to unwind and relax with...makes you want to head to the beach as soon as possible!
If you are looking for Pawley's Island, then you are probably already a fan of Dorothea Benton Frank ... so, simply put, this book doesn't disappoint. Frank is excellent at capturing the flavor of the Deep South - it's characters, it's settings, it's conflicts. Add that to a well-developed plot & you have a great story!
If you aren't already familiar with Ms. Franks work, do a little investigating, read some reviews & see if she is an author you would enjoy. I know I do & my mother and I eagerly await each of her new books!
If you aren't already familiar with Ms. Franks work, do a little investigating, read some reviews & see if she is an author you would enjoy. I know I do & my mother and I eagerly await each of her new books!
I love visiting the Lowcountry of Frank's books. I wish that I could smell the sea, eat the seafood, walk on the beaches and live in the communities she writes of. There are always problems to be solved, just like real life; and there is always a growth and freeing of the real person who inhabits the books.
This was my first book of hers that I read and I absolutely LOVED it! I went out the day I finished it and bought 4 other of her books!
A great read. This is the first of Ms. Frank's books that I have read, and I will read more.
Bestseller Frank's fifth Lowcountry Tale is a lively story about friendship and family, Southern-style. On the small South Carolina barrier island that gives the book its title, semiretired attorney Abigail Thurmond spends most of her days playing golf and gossiping with her best friend, the portly, lovably aristocratic Huey Valentine. But their comfortable lives of leisure are turned upside-down with the arrival of one diminutive Rebecca Sims. Becca's obvious artistic talent and poise make it easy for Huey to show her art and hire her to manage his art gallery, but when his 86-year-old mother unearths Becca's tragic past, Huey can't help sticking his aquiline nose in her business. Once an attentive wife and loving mother of two in Charleston, Becca became the victim of her abusive husband, who turned her children against her and then filed for divorce. Abigail and Huey must help their new friend, of course, and as they draw closer to one another through Becca's tribulations, Abigail is finally able to examine the ghosts that have haunted her for years, and Huey gets to reveal a (pretty unsurprising) secret of his own. Frank's absorbing narrative manages to feel both authentically Southern and universally empathetic.
I tried, but never really liked this book. The characters are shallow, predictable and stereotypical. It's very politically correct (to the point of being annoying), but at the same time the "help" are all black ... just didn't like it.
Catapulted from her hom, her marriage and her children, artist rebecca simms has come to pawleys island to hide from herself. little does she know that in this place she will encounter three people who will chance her life, a wonderful story of getting on with your life and at a beautiful place.
Another great Frank novel. Fabulous characters. Love her Lowcountry tales.
i really loved this book
a good southern tale
A very entertaining, funny tale about the Low Country and some odd characters...very well written, somewhat predictable, but good, none the less.
Catapulted from her home, her marriage and her children, artist Rebecca Simms has come to Pawleys Island to hide from herself. Little does she know taht on this arrogantly shabby family playground, she'll encouter three people who will pry her secrets from her; a gallery owner who caters to intrior decorators and heaven save us tourists; a retired attorney from Columbia who's complacent in her fat and sassy life until Rebecca's stormy advent.
Catapulted from her home, her marriage, and her children. Artist Rebecca Simms has come to Pawleys Island to hid fro herself. A funny to the bone Southern novel that is a great read about friendships.
Catapulted from her home, her marriage, and her children, artist Rebecca Simms has come to Pawleys Island to hide from herself. Little does she know that on this arrogantly shabby family playground, she'll encounter three people who will change her life.
Catapulted from her home, her marriage, and her children, artist Rebecca Simms flees to Pawleys Island where she finds her true self, new friends, and the courage to reclaim her life.
Didn't read.
