Books by Dorothea Benton Frank
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review 1: A few years ago I decided to try to read (what was then) local fiction. For the most part this has been a light, easy task, but I almost abandoned this one back at the library a few times. I'm fine with books that feature their Southerness, but only to a point. Here, Caroline ...
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review 1: 3 and 1/2.I liked the story about Dubose Heyward (author of Porgy, from which the play Porgy and Bess was born) and his wife, Dorothy (his muse), or the brains behind Porgy, as this book strongly suggested. The chapters flipped from Cate, present day living in the cottage on Foll...
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review 1: Excellent women's' book. The story of a 58 yr old who discovered she was lonely and unhappy, the story is about her struggle to decide just how important her happiness was. She does! There are those in her life that were not happy with her decisions. As a woman of this age, I ...
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review 1: I was really hoping to like this book, because I enjoy the southern charm of a quirky eccentric family. However I just felt like the message behind the book made the writing far too contrived. And ultimately it is depressing that Ashley can only obtain artistic fame after havin...