Selling over a million copies, all from her debut release, it went on to be translated into ten different languages worldwide, thus giving her an even larger global audience as well. Bestselling south carolina author dorothea benton frank. Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of south carolina, this new york times bestseller from the author of queen bee is the unforgettable story of one womans. Dorothea benton frank dorothea benton frank, author of 20 novels set in the charleston area and a beloved figure who for years split her time between sullivan s island and the new york city area, died monday evening after a brief illness. Sullivan s island has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Dorothea benton frank has a gift for bringing the wild beauty and magic of the lowcountry to life. Editions of sullivans island by dorothea benton frank.
Bestselling novelist dorothea benton frank dead at 67. Sullivans island by dorothea benton frank books on. Beloved new york times bestselling author dorothea benton frank returns to the enchanted landscape of south carolinas lowcountry to tell the story of the next generation of hamiltons and hayeses newly graduated from college, beth hayes must put all her grand ambitions on hold when the family elders elect her to housesit the island gamble, ghosts and all. Sullivans island by dorothea benton frank fictiondb. Sep 04, 2019 following a brief illness, bestselling author dorothea benton frank died monday, the family of the south carolina writer said. Sullivans island is set in the steamy landscape of south carolina.
Sullivan s island lowcountry tales book 1 kindle edition by frank, dorothea benton. For the past 30 years, she had homes in montclair, new jersey, and sullivan s island, south carolina, part of charleston county. Dorothea benton frank is the new york times bestselling author of numerous novels, including queen bee, sullivans island, plantation, pawleys island, shem creek, and isle of palms. Born and raised on sullivans island in south carolina, she now resides in the new more about dorothea benton frank. Frank died monday after a brief battle with leukemia, publisher william morrow announced. Her books are funny, sexy, and usually damp with seawater. Summary sullivan s island is a real place, a barrier island seven miles off the coast of charleston, south carolina. Its easy reading, humorous in parts, sad in others, filled with local color set around charleston and sullivan s island.
Frank focuses on the next generation of hamiltons and hayes, earning high praise from the. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and ios and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Dorothea benton frank is a treasure of american letters with numerous new york times bestsellers to her credit and a portfolio full of critical acclaim. Sullivans island by dorothea benton frank audiobook.
Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of south carolina, this new york times bestseller from the author of queen bee is the unforgettable. I dont know what possessed me to do it but i dunked it in the toilet. My daughter, beth was one plate her academic career, her social life, her complexion, and her compulsion to spend. Video asset dorothea benton frank a literary tour of south. Sullivan s island ebook written by dorothea benton frank. Sullivans island lowcountry tales book 1 kindle edition. Frank wrote 20 books, all primarily set in south carolinas. For the first time in mass market, the long awaited sequel to dorothea benton frank s first novel, the bestselling sullivan s island.
Jan 01, 1999 dorothea benton frank is a very gifted storyteller its rare, for me at least, to read a book and resonate with characters, feel connected with the story and to feel with the characters so that i laugh, shed a tear or stop to ponder some bit of wisdom that was said. Return to sullivans island lowcountry tales 6 dorothea benton frank. B eekeeper holly mcnee kensen quietly lives in a world of her own on sullivan s island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Her first novel sullivan s island was published in 2000, following the long build up of burgeoning writing career for dorothea benton frank as an author. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sullivan s island. Sullivans island lowcountry tales book 1 kindle edition by frank, dorothea benton.
Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read isle of palms. Her mother, a devoted hypochondriac, might be unaware that shes quite ill but that doesnt stop her from tormenting holly. Isle of palms ebook written by dorothea benton frank. Search results for dorothea benton frank the free library of. Dorothea benton frank grew up on sullivan s island, south carolina and is the author of three ny timesbestselling novels sullivan s island jove 2000, plantation jove 2001 and isle of palms berkley 2003. Dorothea benton frank, quote from sullivan s island reaching for his toothbrush, i looked at it and realized hed been brushing his teeth for somebody else for a long time. Books by dorothea benton frank author of sullivans island. Sep 04, 2019 novelist dorothea benton frank, who set such bestsellers as sullivan s island in her native south carolina, has died. Holly calls her mother the queen bee because shes a demanding hulk of a woman. Dorothea benton frank is the new york times bestselling author of numerous novels, including queen bee, sullivans island, plantation, pawleys island, shem. Beloved new york times bestselling author dorothea benton frank returns to the enchanted landscape of south carolinas lowcountry to tell the story of the next generation of hamiltons and hayeses. Sullivans island by dorothea benton frank overdrive. All of her lowcountry tales feature a powerful sense of place and strong female characters who tackle life with a healthy sense of humor.
Dorothea benton frank is a very gifted storyteller its rare, for me at least, to read a book and resonate with characters, feel connected with the story and to feel with the characters so that i laugh, shed a tear or stop to ponder some bit of wisdom that was said. Well, i thought, i could put a bandaid on that one too. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of new york times bestselling author dorothea benton frank s carolina lowcountry in this evocative tale that returns at long last to her beloved sullivans island. See search results for dorothea benton frank in the the free library of philadelphia. Pat conroy, author of the prince of tides in return to sullivans island, dorothea benton frank revisits the enchanted landscape of south carolinas lowcountry made famous in her beloved new york times bestseller sullivans island. She went on to become a graduate of the fashion institute of america in atlanta, georgia, in 1972. Return to sullivans island by dorothea benton frank. Return to sullivans island book by dorothea benton frank.
Looking to set her life aright, anna lutz abbot returns to her south carolina lowcountry hometown. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sullivan s island lowcountry tales book 1. Sullivans island book by dorothea benton frank 9 available. Sullivans island was her first book, completed when she was in her mid40s and published in 1999. Return to sullivans island by dorothea benton frank, paperback. Bestselling novelist dorothea benton frank dead at 67 ap news. The ed sullivan show, i think some russian fellow who had twenty plates on flexible poles, all spinning at once over his head.
Dorothea olivia benton frank september 12, 1951 september 2, 2019 was a bestselling. Return to sullivans island by dorothea benton frank abebooks. If you have been there, how do your impressions compare to those in the novel. Her first novel, sullivans island, published in 2000, debuted on the ny times list as number nine and went to press over 25 times with well over one million copies. Dorothea benton frank was born and grew up on sullivans island in south carolina. Dorothea benton frank obituary charleston, south carolina. Dorothea benton frank was a new york times bestselling american novelist of southern fiction. Read folly beach a lowcountry tale by dorothea benton frank available from rakuten kobo. Newly graduated from college, beth hayes must put all her grand ambitions on hold when the family elders elect her to housesit the island gamble. Sullivans island continued i should not have been in the least surprised when i made it to the library that i had left the support materials for the charts at home. She attended bishop england high school in charleston, and then general william moultrie high school, from where she graduated in 1969.
Pdf sullivans island book by dorothea benton frank free. Dorothea benton frank is my gotoauthor for a nice summer read. Pat conroy, author of the prince of tides in return. Sullivan s island by dorothea benton frank fictiondb. In return to sullivans island, dorothea benton frank revisits the enchanted landscape of south carolinas lowcountry made famous in her beloved new york times bestseller sullivans island.
A low country tale dorothea benton frank, 2004 penguin group usa 416 pp. Plantation lowcountry tales 2 dorothea benton frank. Beekeeper holly mcnee jensen quietly lives in a world of her own on sullivans island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Sullivans island ebook by dorothea benton frank official. She died in manhattan of complications from myelodysplastic syndrome. Mixing high drama and high jinks booklist, her third lowcountry novel follows the fortunes of the dysfunctional abbot family. Every story she writes has good characters, strong families and happy endings. Return to sullivans island by frank, dorothea benton. Sullivan s island lowcountry tales by frank, dorothea benton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sullivans island continued i should not have been in the least surprised when i made it to the library that i had left the. Sullivans island by dorothea benton frank abebooks. Free download or read online sullivans island pdf epub book. Fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. Return to sullivans island by dorothea benton frank fictiondb.
Rent return to sullivans island by dorothea benton frank. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 464 pages and is available in paperback format. Its easy reading, humorous in parts, sad in others, filled with local color set around charleston and sullivan s island, south carolina. Return to sullivans island by dorothea benton frank book. Her books take place in charleston, sc for the most part and this is an area i know fairly well. She worked in the apparel industry from 1972 until 1985 and then organized fundraisers as a volunteer, before becoming a novelist. Buy sullivan s island by dorothea benton frank online at alibris. Sullivans island by dorothea benton frank, paperback. Sullivans island by dorothea benton frank booksamillion. Return to sullivans island a sullivans island sequel by frank, dorothea benton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1999, and was written by dorothea benton frank. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The main characters of this fiction, womens fiction story are susan hayes. Dorothea benton frank returns to the enchanted landscape of south carolinas lowcountry made famous in her beloved new york times bestseller sullivans island to tell the story of the next generation of hamiltons and hayes. Publication date 2009 topics families publisher new york. One of the charms of the island gamble is that it is haunted. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read return to sullivans island. Buy a cheap copy of sullivan s island book by dorothea benton frank. Sullivan s island was my first dorothea benton frank novel, but ill be reading others.
Dorothea benton frank was born and grew up on sullivan s island in south carolina. Editions of return to sullivans island by dorothea benton. A novel lowcountry tales book 6 kindle edition by frank, dorothea benton. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading return to sullivans island. Dorothea benton frank is the new york times bestselling author of 17 novels, including sullivans island, the land of mango sunsets, the last original wife. Sullivan s island may be fiction, but ribbons of truth flow through its. Plantation lowcountry tales, book 2 by dorothea benton frank book cover. Sullivans island by dorothea benton frank born and raised on idyllic sullivans island, susan hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor.
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