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I have been reading this book for almost a week and am only 1/2 way through. This is because after a few pages I just can't take anymore. I loved all of Dorothea Benton Frank's books and have been a faithful fan since the first one. This one is just plain awful. The story doesn't get interesting, the people are juvenile, the story line does not move on.... same thing over and over and over. This book could have been written for 14 year olds, but I'm afraid it would bore them too. I am about to give up and leave this book unfinished. I will add Frank's name to the growing list of authors that I will no longer buy, but read free from the library.
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I'm a Anne Rivers Siddons fan and had high expectations for this book. Sadly, it doesn't quite measure up. The writing seems a little stilted and forced. I can't exactly put my finger on it but some of the parts I started to skip over or skim. I think the main character, Beth, is too introspective and it gets a bit tiresome. The family dynamics seem quite realistic and entertaining -- you feel like you know people just like them!
For local Charleston folks, it might be fun to read about local haunts mentioned in the book. It's apparent that the author has spent some time in Charleston and she captures some of the beauty and magic of the environment. I'm very fond of the Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island so that may have made me a little more biased towards the book.
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a wonderful continuation of sullivans island. what asurprise withaunt@ sophie. cant wait to hear another with beth and woody
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This is a sequel to "Sullivan's Island" which featured Susan, a woman in the process of a divorce, who was trying to create a new life for herself. This book features Susan's daughter, Beth, who has graduated from college and has returned to Sullivan's Island for a year to take care of the family home while her mother and aunt are elsewhere fulfilling their dreams. (This was a premise I found hard to swallow, as the house could have stood empty. Also it seemed unlikely to me that Susan would want to be away from her new husband for a year.) Beth tries to establish a new life for herself (as her mother did before her) by getting a job and making new friends. The story itself is a good one and the book is very readable, but a couple of elements caused me to give it an average rating. First of all, ghosts become a very prominent part of this story, even more so than in the first book (not my favorite element in a story.) Secondly, I found the ending to be highly melodramatic and unbelievable. Despite these problems, I am glad I read the book and I found that it gave some closure to the story introduced in "Sullivan's Island".
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So we all LOVED Sullivans Island! I throughly enjoyed Return to Sullivans Island. Remember Susan's daughter Beth...well, shes all grown up (so she thinks) and moves back to Sullivans Island to house sit after graduating from college...she falls in love but against the advice from "Livvie" who is deceased. I dearly loved her in the first book and will live by what she said. Livvie's granddaughter becomes best friends w/ Beth and has her own business. Beth is going to follow in her moms footsteps by becoming a writer, but she makes a grave mistake because of the unfinished business w/ her dead father. You will experience all the emotions from sadness to laughing out loud.
I have been to Sullivan Island when I loved in Charlestion in the 60's. I use to go over there and get the best Krispy Creme doughnuts ...sneak into the old closed up forts and that long drive over the Cooper River. If you are a Southern woman ,,,you will relate to the heart, soul, and strength we are born with and the ties that binds us all no matter the color of your skin.
Hold on to our traditions, our freedoms and learn from our mistakes ....
Thanks for the memories that I had forgotten I had....
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