{"product_id":"return-to-sullivans-island-a-novel-isbn-9780061774744","title":"Return to Sullivans Island: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Her books are funny, sexy, and usually damp with seawater.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Pat Conroy, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eReturn to Sullivans Island, \u003c\/em\u003eDorothea Benton Frank revisits the enchanted landscape of South Carolina’s Lowcountry made famous in her beloved \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eSullivans Island\u003c\/em\u003e. Frank focuses on the next generation of Hamiltons and Hayes, earning high praise from the \u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich writes, “Frank brings to vivid life the rich landscape and its unpretentious folks….A reader need only close her eyes for a moment to feel that thick-sticky heat, smell the wild salt marshes.” If you enjoy getting lost in the works of Anne Rivers Siddons, Rebecca Wells, and Pat Conroy—novels brimming with atmosphere and strong Southern charm—you are going to \u003cem\u003elove \u003c\/em\u003eDotty Frank’s \u003cem\u003eReturn to Sullivans Island.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhether you were away from the Lowcountry for a week or for years, it was impossible to remember how gorgeous it was. It never changed and everyone depended on that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly graduated from college, aspiring writer Beth Hayes craves independence and has a world to conquer. But notions of travel, graduate study, and writing the great American novel will have to be postponed. Beth is elected by the elders to house-sit the Island Gamble. Surrounded by the shimmering blue waters of the Atlantic, the white clapboards, silver tin roof, and confessional porch have seen and heard the stories of generations of Hamiltons. But will the ghosts of the Island Gamble be watching over Beth? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf everything happens for a reason, then Beth returns to Sullivans Island to learn that betrayal and tragedy are most easily handled when you surround yourself with loyal family and friends in a magical place that loves you so much it wants to claim you as its own.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFrank keeps you reading compulsively. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One heck of a beach book . . . Frank keeps you reading compulsively.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer on Sullivan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTight storytelling, winsomely oddball characters and touches of Southern magic make this a winner. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A true southern comfort.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A follow-up to Frank’s debut novel, Sullivan’s Island, this colorful contemporary romance effortlessly evokes the lush beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry while exploring the complexities of family relationships . . . if Frank’s newest receives the critical praise it deserves, it will climb the charts as well.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on Plantation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Frank’s absorbing narrative manages to feel both authentically Southern and universally empathetic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Pawleys Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888637931749,"sku":"NP9780061774744","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061774744.jpg?v=1730229501","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/return-to-sullivans-island-a-novel-isbn-9780061774744","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}