{"product_id":"pawleys-island-isbn-9780425212387","title":"Pawleys Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eDorothea Benton Frank presents a refreshingly honest and funny novel about friendship, family, and finding happiness by becoming who you're meant to be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatapulted 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...“\u003ci\u003ePawleys Island\u003c\/i\u003e 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.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A sexy, funny, and quirky page-turner.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Columbus Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] funny-to-the-bone Southern novel…Incredibly entertaining.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe State \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Columbia, SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A great summer read as could only be written by a Southern belle.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Oklahoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “An endearing look at hope and friendship...Take it to the beach.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Tennessean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Frank’s absorbing narrative manages to feel both authentically Southern and universally empathetic.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compulsively readable…Will appeal to fans of both Fannie Flagg and Larry McMurtry’s \u003ci\u003eTerms of Endearment\u003c\/i\u003e. A true southern comfort.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothea Benton Frank\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised on Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. She was the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eSullivan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlantation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePawleys Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShem Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIsle of Palms\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303623774437,"sku":"NP9780425212387","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425212387.jpg?v=1767734563","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/pawleys-island-isbn-9780425212387","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}