Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales) (edition 2004)

by Dorothea Benton Frank

Series: Lowcountry Tales (1)

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Title:	Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales)
Authors:	Dorothea Benton Frank
Info:	Berkley Trade (2004), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 464 pages
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I enjoyed the beginning of the book, particularly the accounts of the main character's life growing up on the island with a Gullah caregiver. But the end of the book dissolved into a maudlin religious and sappy sentimental conclusion. Very disappointing. (

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joyceBl | Aug 26, 2012 |

I liked the description of the low country and life outside the city in the old house. And the main character was appealing -- although I still cannot get the picture of what she did to her husband's toothbrush out of my mind. So it was an easy, relaxing read. But I felt that the story struggled to figure out where it was going. Did Susan really change much? What was the point of the KKK connection, solved because of a dream, no less? I'm not totally blown away. I have another book by Frank that I'm willing to try out before I write her off completely. (

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TerriBooks | Aug 1, 2012 |

Very good slow paced ,humurous read.The lead character Susan is damn funny.I didnt care much for teh suspense though regarding her dad.

hashim_ar | Jan 14, 2011 |

I absolutely loved this book and Susan. So far this has to be my favorite of the books I have read by D. Frank. Anyone can relate to this story and feel right at home with Livvie she is the best and wish I could have had someone like her in my life. (

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BarbsReviews | Jul 26, 2010 |

Okay, I'll admit it, I bought this book because my maiden name is Sullivan and since I am dabbling in genealogy, the title intrigued me. It turns out it was a wonderful visit to Lowcountry in South Carolina and a seemingly authentic peek into a family's sweet and sour history. You don't have to be from Lowcountry to draw a parallel to the Hamilton family. I'm sure if Livvie were alive today, she would say, "ya'll read this book 'eah." (

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Lowcountry Tales (1)

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Susan Hayes

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For my dear friend and mentor, Mary Kuczkir.
And for Ella Wright, who was my Livvie.

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I searched for sleep curled up in my quilt - the one made for me at my birth by my paternal grandmother's own hands.

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Digging roots off the Island had been essential to my sanity. . . . There were too many ghosts in the paneling, too many tears in the pipes.

Of all the stones I carried in the sack tied to my heart, his death was the heaviest.

When Daddy took off his belt, we paid for it with the stinging disappearance of a layer of our childhood innocence.

We’d been through ups and downs like everyone. … We didn’t talk; we swam the River Sarcasm.

The last of the old water sucked its way down the drain with the sound of disappearing little girlhood swirling away right behind it.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0425193942, Paperback)

The New York Times bestseller—in paperback for the first time!

Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of South Carolina, Sullivan's Island tells the unforgettable story of one woman's courageous journey toward truth.

Born and raised on idyllic Sullivan's Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk, and characteristic Southern sass. But years later, she is a conflicted woman with an unfaithful husband, a sometimes resentful teenage daughter, and a heart that aches with painful, poignant memories. And as Susan faces her uncertain future, she realizes that she must go back to her past. To the beachfront house where her sister welcomes her with open arms. To the only place she can truly call home.

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In a novel set on the stormy, sultry coastal region of South Carolina, a woman with an unfaithful husband, resentful teenage daughter, and dark memories of the past embarks on a courageous search for the truth about her life.

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