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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Frank sets this up as your typical southern melodrama, with unrequieted love, family tensions and professional drama. That is where the predicatability in this novel ends. Frank does not take the standard formula approach to her work. The obstacles that the reader expects in a work like this never come to pass. Each obstacle is a twist on what is expected. While at times this was a little jarring, once the novel ends, it is very satisfying that Frank took the road less travelled with her plot and characters. It was refreshing and engaging and proved to be an enjoyable and satisfying read. (  )Dnorthup | May 11, 2009 |   Dorthea Benton Frank has the knack for writing about what she knows. She was born and raised in the Low Country of South Carolina and her settings and characters reflect her passion. Bulls Island is full of melodramatic Southern and arrogant "Yankee" stereotypes, but the story is humorous and fast paced with a timely topic. Twenty years ago, Betts McGee fled Charleston and her fiancé, J.D. Langley, after her mother was killed in a car accident triggered after an incident with the Langley family. Betts has made a new life for herself and her son in New York City and is the financial guru at a real estate development company. Now her boss wants Betts to return to Charleston to oversee the development of Bulls Island. Betts company has partnered with the Langley family to turn the crocodile-infested island into a high price residential paradise. Betts is torn about returning to South Carolina after so long and confronting her family, former fiancé and her deep, dark secret. Throw in a Soprano-like love interest, eco-terrorism and an explosive ending and you have a story that will keep your attention and make you crave Southern sweet tea. (  )mjgolobi | Nov 3, 2008 | This story centers on Betts and JD, who were young sweethearts separated by a tragic accident. They are thrown together again after 19 years, to build a housing development/resort on Bulls Island. I really enjoy Frank's books. All are set in the Low Country of S. Carolina, and they are populated with such eccentric characters, who are still so "real" you want to set down and get to know them. ( )busyreadin | Oct 11, 2008 | The area she writes about is in Charleston, SC, and the surrounding islands. This book covers the topis of wildlife preservation, illegal paths big companies take to skirt around environmental policies to get what they want and a love story to tie it all together. (  )kingsportlibrary | Jul 16, 2008 | One of the worst books I've read. No plot, unlikeable characters, and riddled with cliches and errors. (  )packofcards | Jun 27, 2008 | 0.047 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 006143843X, Hardcover)
After twenty years, Elizabeth "Betts" McGee has finally managed to put her past behind her. She hasn't been home to beautiful South Carolina and untouched Bulls Island since the tragic night that ended her engagement to Charleston's golden boy, J. D. Langley. And why is that? Really, this is the story of two old Southern families. The Langley family has more money than the Morgan Stanley Bank. And they think they have more class. The Barrett family made their nineteenth-century fortune in a less distinguished manner—corner grocery stores and liquor stores. It's no surprise that when J.D. and Betts fall in love and decide to marry their parents are none too pleased. And when the love affair comes to an end, everyone is ready to place blame. Now twenty years have gone by and Betts, a top investment bank executive, must leave her comfortable life in New York City to return to the home she thought she'd left behind forever. But spearheading the most important project of her career puts her back in contact with everything she's tried so hard to forget: her estranged sister, her father, J.D., and her past. Once she's home, can Betts keep the secret that threatens all she holds dear? Or will her fear of the past wreck her future happiness? And what about that crazy gator? All will be revealed on Bulls Island. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:02 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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