Dorthea Benton Frank

She is the author I adore most when  Summer arrives.   Eight years ago I was in Sam's Club the day I was leaving to meet my family at the beach for the week.  It was our first year doing this and going to a location unknown.  It was a huge step for my family as we just didn't do this sort of thing.   My Mom had flown to Atlanta to drive with Leslie and Lauren and I was meeting them at the house.  Everyone else wouldn't arrive until Late Tuesday.  Those first nights with just us Girls not knowing much about the area where a little spooky, how I laugh now.   It is the most magical place on earth.  We did have a thunderstorm one night and I had a little parachute man that got caught in the wind and stuck on the roof.  I was so upset I threw a temper tanturm like a little child who just watch their balloon float away into the sky. (He finally got blown on the other side of the house and on to the ground. I rescued him and I still have him!) So on to Sam's  I walked through the books and out jumped a book "Isle of Palms by Dorthea Benton Frank".  Well it just happened that I was headed to Sullivans Island which is right next to Isle of Palms.  So the rest is history.  I have read every book she has written.  They are so much fun and they talk about the area and place that exist today.  If we read a new one and find a restaurant mentioned we are off to check it out.  Her newest book is Lowcountry Summer it is a sequel to Plantation.  You must check her out if you get a chance.   I was lucky enough last night to meet her on her book tour in Raleigh.  She is so funny and such a delight in person.   She was born on Sullivans Island and now splits her time between the Island and New Jersey!