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Summary: Loved It!
Review: This is the first Dorothea Benton Frank book I've read and I must admit, I'm hooked! Her characters are so real and convincing (not to mention hilarious). I'm a native of Charleston, SC and Ms. Benton has amazingly captured the essence and culture of the Lowcountry in this wonderful story. Would I recommend this book to others? You bet!
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Summary: Ice tea, mint juleps, and southern sass
Review: With her second book about the Lowcountry of South Carolina, Dorothea Benton Frank showcases her flair for describing Southern styles, recipes and family traditions. Whether fact or stereotype, her depictions of Lowcountry life teem with hilarity and exquisite scenes from nature. The river Edisto comes to life in all her majesty under DBF's pen. Her characters are well-formed, truly interesting and captivate the reader from page one. I didn't think she could outdo Sullivan's Island, but apparently DBF proved this reader wrong.'Plantation' revolves around the Wimbley family of Tall Pines Plantation and its mistress, Miss Lavinia. When her daughter Caroline moves home to Tall Pines after leaving her husband, Miss Lavinia is thrilled. Caroline must readjust to Lowcountry life after living the last fifteen years in New York and urge her son, Eric, to get to know the family. Interesting is an understatement when it comes to this family! From Caroline's hard-drinking, fishing-crazed brother, Trip, to Millie, the pseudo estate manager and resident hocus-pocus expert, DBF is an unending well of characters full of vitality and Southern sass. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys witty prose, and especially anyone who grew up with a southern mother. Keep 'em coming, Dorothea, yanh?
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