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Nov 07, 2006 | ISBN 9780425212387 Buy
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May 02, 2006 | ISBN 9780425204313
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Dorothea Benton Frank presents a refreshingly honest and funny novel about friendship, family, and finding happiness by becoming who you’re meant to be.Catapulted from her home, her marriage and her children, artist Rebecca Simms has come to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, to hide herself from herself. Little does she know that on this “arrogantly shabby” family playground, she’ll encounter three people who will change her life: a wise and irresistible octogenarian who will pry her secrets from her, a gallery owner who caters to interior decorators and heaven save us, tourists, and a retired attorney from Columbia who’s complacent in her fat and sassy life until Rebecca’s stormy advent…
Dorothea Benton Frank is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including Queen Bee, Sullivan’s Island, Plantation, Pawleys Island, Shem Creek, and Isle of Palms. Born and raised on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina, she now resides in the New… More about Dorothea Benton Frank
“Pawleys Island is imbued with a vivid sense of place that is so appealing that readers may want to pack up the book and head to the Carolina coast.”—The Boston Globe“A sexy, funny, and quirky page-turner.”—The Columbus Dispatch“[A] funny-to-the-bone Southern novel…Incredibly entertaining.”—The State (Columbia, SC)“A great summer read as could only be written by a Southern belle.”—The Sunday Oklahoman “An endearing look at hope and friendship…Take it to the beach.”—The Tennessean“The book is humorous, the customs are generations old, the characters are ones the reader wants to be around, and the locale fits them perfectly.”—The Charlotte Observer“Frank’s absorbing narrative manages to feel both authentically Southern and universally empathetic.”—Publishers Weekly“Compulsively readable…Will appeal to fans of both Fannie Flagg and Larry McMurtry’s Terms of Endearment. A true southern comfort.”—Booklist
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