Land of Mango Sunsets - A Novel

Zusatztext [A] warming female-empowerment tale with a side order of southern magic Informationen zum Autor New York Times  bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivans Island, South Carolina. Until her passing in 2019, Dorothea and her husband split their time between New Jersey and South Carolina. A contemporary voice of the South, Dorothea Benton Frank was beloved by fans and friends alike since her debut novel  Sullivans Island. Readers from coast to coast fell for the quick wit and the signature humor that permeated her many bestselling novels. Klappentext Her despicable husband left her for a lingerie model who's barely more than a teenager, and her kids are busy with their own lives. But before Miriam Elizabeth Swanson can work herself up into a true snit about it all, her newest tenant, Liz, arrives from Birmingham with plenty of troubles of her own. Then Miriam meets a man named Harrison, who makes her laugh, makes her cry, and makes her feel like a brand-new woman. It's almost too much for one Manhattan quasi-socialite to handle—so Miriam's escaping to the enchanted and mysterious land of Sullivans Island, deep in the low country of South Carolina, a place where she can finally get her head on straight—and perhaps figure out that pride is not what's going to keep her warm at night . . . Zusammenfassung Her despicable husband left her for a lingerie model who's barely more than a teenager! and her kids are busy with their own lives. But before Miriam Elizabeth Swanson can work herself up into a true snit about it all! her newest tenant! Liz! arrives from Birmingham with plenty of troubles of her own. Then Miriam meets a man named Harrison! who makes her laugh! makes her cry! and makes her feel like a brand-new woman. It's almost too much for one Manhattan quasi-socialite to handle—so Miriam's escaping to the enchanted and mysterious land of Sullivans Island! deep in the low country of South Carolina! a place where she can finally get her head on straight—and perhaps figure out that pride is not what's going to keep her warm at night . . . ...

Product details

• Authors: Dorothea Benton Frank, Frank Dorothea Benton
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2009
• EAN: 9780061715709
• ISBN: 978-0-06-171570-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Relating to early adulthood, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Plays, Playscripts, US South, Relating to late adulthood / old age, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, DRAMA: Women Authors, FICTION: Family Life / Siblings, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION: Romance / New Adult, FICTION: Southern, FICTION: City Life, FICTION: Romance / Later in Life, Modern and Contemporary romance