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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 | : | Special 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 Of Books Plantation (Lowcountry Tales #2)
Ratings: 4.18 From 10573 Users | 469 ReviewsAppraise Of Books Plantation (Lowcountry Tales #2)
I really enjoyed reading this book, until the end; not that the ending was bad...I just don't care for sad endings. The whole book tended to be on the humorous side but the ending took a turn for the serious that didn't really mesh with the tone of the rest of the book. The main character, Caroline, deals with major life changes with a quick wit and sassy southern charm. She grows up idolizing her father who was taken away from the family far too early. Caroline is left with her brother whileI picked this novel up at a local library book sale for 25 cents and I got a big surprise when I opened the book and started reading. I couldn't stop turning the pages of this mesmerizing story of a family in distress in the Low Country, which are the islands surrounding Charleston, SC. As I was reading this wonderful novel I couldn't help thinking the the writing style seemed similar to a cross between Pat Conroy and Fannie Flag, two popular southern authors. This novel will be a revisit for
This is my third Dorothea Frank novel. Just love all of them. So much fun to read, and her characterizations are WONDERFUL! You can truly immerse yourself within this story. Now, for those of you who know me know that I am a New England girl through and through. But, I LOVE these novels. Don't be afraid to read them out of sequence, as each stands on its own. This story involves daughter who has left her Lowcountry world behind for a fabulous marriage and life in New York, or so she thought. Ms.
This book was a big disappointment. I had previously read A Lowcountry Summer by the same author, and this is the backstory for the characters, but SO much ridiculousness ensued that I barely made it through the book. I ended up disliking most of the main characters.
I should have read this one first, but I accidently read Lowcountry Summer first (which is the continuing story of the Wimbley family.) I love Miss Lavinia, owner of the plantation. She is an exact copy of my mother-in-law! Perfect manners, everything served in just the right way, with the perfect linens, dishes, and goblets. Lots of humor and sarcasm galore.
I loved Frank's Sullivan Island so I thought I would love this one too. I picked up and put it down, picked it up and put it down. Then last week I picked it up again and finished it in two days. I love the southern humor and the voodoo herbs. This is a fun read once you get past the first couple of chapters it swings into gear and you'll be laughing all the way to the end.
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
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