Synopsis
Dorothea Benton Frank's novels capture the wild beauty, laid-back atmosphere, earthy characters, and charming eccentricities of life in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Written with compelling honesty and emotional depth, her stories have touched readers from coast to coast and propelled her to the top ranks of best-sellerdom. This remarkable writer revisits some of her most unforgettable characters in an enchanting story sure to make you laugh and cry. Return with her to Tall Pines Plantation in this long-awaited sequel to her beloved best-seller Plantation. When Caroline Wimbley Levine returned to Tall Pines Plantation, she never expected to make peace with buried truths about herself and her family. The Queen of Tall Pines, her late mother, was a force of nature, but now she is gone, leaving Caroline and the rest of the family uncertain who will take her place. In the lush South Carolina countryside, old hurts, betrayals, and dark secrets will surface, and a new generation will rise along the banks of the mighty Edisto River. Wonderfully evocative, infused with humor and poignancy, and rich with the lyrical cadences of the South, Lowcountry Summer is a deeply moving novel.
Release date: March 29, 2011
Publisher: William Morrow
Print pages: 384
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