All Summer Long

By Dorothea Benton Frank

Book Overview

Filled with her trademark wit, poignant themes, and rich characters, the perennial New York Times bestselling author returns with a sensational novel that follows the travels of one couple though a tumultuous summer.

Dorothea Benton Frank's magical stories take us deep into the heart of her beloved Carolina Lowcountry. In her novels, this lush landscape comes alive in all its vibrancy and color. She ignites all of our senses with her vivid descriptions of landscape and atmosphere. In her novels you hear the ocean washing the shore on different islands so profoundly that you can nearly hear the sea gulls squawking, too.

This is a story of people whose lives are changing--a southern gentleman returning home to lead a more peaceful life and his talented New York wife who is not quite sure she is ready to make the transition. They are moving north to south, fast pace versus slow pace, downsizing. And while they are doing this, they are getting glimpses into other people's lives over the course of a summer, holidays that will amuse, shock and transform them.

This irresistible story is home to captivating characters as funny, complicated, and real as our best friends--husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, friends and family who wrestle with the complexities, pain, and joys familiar to us all.

Finally, we'll come to recognize the face of love, the kind that deepens and endures but only because one woman makes a tremendous leap of faith. That leap changes them all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062390767
• ISBN13: 9780062390769
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Loved the ending

This is the first audio cd book I have listened to. My husband was going to be away for several days. Every time I attempt to read at night, I fall asleep quickly. Normally, I am a mystery/murder story line, but this was a romance, and very realistic. I enjoyed the CDs.

I was disappointed in the book. It didn't seem anything like Franks writing of her other books. It seems like it just struggles along and still doesn't really catch your interest in the characters.