{"product_id":"return-to-sullivans-island-a-novel-isbn-9780061988332","title":"Return to Sullivans Island: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Her books are funny, sexy, and usually damp with seawater.”\u003cbr\u003e—Pat Conroy, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/em\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\u003eBeloved \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to the enchanted landscape of South Carolina's Lowcountry to tell the story of the next generation of Hamiltons and Hayeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly graduated from college, Beth Hayes must put all her grand ambitions on hold when the family elders elect her to house-sit the Island Gamble, ghosts and all. Instead of conquering new worlds, Beth will rest and rejuvenate while basking in memory and the magic of white clapboards and shimmering blue waters. But there is much about life and her family's past that she does not yet understand—and her simple plans begin unraveling with the intrusion of developer Max Mitchell. Still, everything here happens for a reason—and disappointment, betrayal, even tragedy are more easily handled when surrounded by loving family and loyal friends.\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 Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888616894693,"sku":"NP9780061988332","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061988332.jpg?v=1730229455","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/return-to-sullivans-island-a-novel-isbn-9780061988332","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}