| Shem Creek Contributor(s): Frank, Dorothea Benton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425207587 ISBN-13: 9780425207581 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Frank's newest "New York Times" bestselling Low Country tale features a New Jersey woman and a man from Atlanta who both relocate their families to Shem Creek, South Carolina, to restart their lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Lowcountry Tales (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.88" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The strong pull of friendship, the leisurely pace of a tiny, waterfront Southern town, and the steady buildup of romance help buoy Frank's well-drawn, memorable characters" (Publishers Weekly) in this New York Times bestseller. Meet Linda Breland, single parent of two teenage daughters--one of whom is headed off to college. Between that and the married men, the cold New Jersey winters, her pinched wallet, and her ex-husband who married a beautiful, successful woman ten years younger than she is--let's just say Linda has seen enough to fill a thousand pages. Now she's bound for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the magical landscape of her ancestors. Welcomed by the help of her advice-dispensing sister and an intriguing ex-investment banker turned restaurant owner, Linda slowly begins to find her way and realize that she, too, is entitled to a second chance.... |