The Land of Mango Sunsets | Dorothea Benton Frank

The Land of Mango Sunsets | Dorothea Benton Frank | Great, now I'm hungry

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	The Land of Mango Sunsets Dorothea Benton Frank Avon, 2008 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 55 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Another hit by Frank!

I began reading Dorothea Benton Frank 4 years ago and grab every new book that hits the racks or Amazon. Mango Sunsets varies some from her earlier books, but the descriptions of the ACE Basin in South Carolina are right on track. Because of reading Shem Creek, Isle of Palms,and Sullivan's Island, I wanted to go to one of the S.C. islands and did so in 2006. I visited the places I'd read about and I am going back in September. As in Plantation (just finished), her books often deal with women starting over, and her characterizations are so well done that you feel you know the people.
I hate to finish one of her books because I miss the tales of the Low Country people.

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Great, now I'm hungry

First of all WOW.
I cried and laughed in public. What a delightful book with such great characters. Kevin is my favorite gay guy ever- he puts Jim from Isle of Palms to shame. This book echos Plantation- which is my favorite. The scene at the wedding with Pricilla and her mother giving pearls. I'm telling you DBF is the BEST writer of mother daughter scenes. I cried like a pig. I was just so impressed and proud of her ability to create this reality in my heart. It is back to her style of dreamy and heart warming.
I have only one complaint.
DBF- you owe me a new pair of pants. My jeans do not fit after reading Mango. Every other page is full of food. Not just food.... descriptions of mouth watering food. Gah! Hey, if you get tired of writing fiction go work for gourmet mag.....
I love this book.
KEEP THEM COMING!

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Delightful, quirky read

I can see that DBF hasn't lost her charm with this book. After reading Bulls Island, I was hoping (with fingers and toes crossed) that her magical writing style hadn't disappeared. It didn't. Not in this book, it didn't. This is a heart-warming gem of a book set in the colorful low-country. This one has the depth of character development that I so love.

Miriam Elizabeth Swanson is a rich and priviledged woman who has gotten bitter over time since her divorce from her philandering husband, Charles. She lives alone in the townhouse with her pet parrot, Harry (who, I might say is a real character!). Estranged from her sons, Miriam lives only for her daily chats with her tenant upstairs, Kevin, and for her charity committees commitments. Miriam flies home to Sullivan's Island to visit her mother, Miss Josie (another delightful character). Something that her mother said to her in their conversation before Miriam flies back home to NYC struck a nerve in Miriam and Miriam started to wake up from her despondent state of affairs and found joy in life again.

This is a quirky tale of a divorcee, who discovers that there is more to life than what she has been experiencing. It is a delightful tale that is bound to warm your heart and makes you remember why life is so delightful after all. Yes, it is such a happy-go-lucky tale with a predictable ending, but who cares? Sometimes, those are the best kinds of novels to soothe your soul especially after a long day of chasing kids and everything else that comes in the way of reading a juicy book.

If you're looking for a quick and enjoyable novel, this one definitely fits the bill.

6/20/08

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Fun book

I enjoy each one of Dorothea Benton Frank's books. Some are predictable, yes, but the characters are always well worth the read. As one from the South and very familiar with the local people that inhabit the beach areas,(I was one myself for awhile) I love those characters. I really feel as if I know these folks.

Not her best work

I have enjoyed all of her books but I just could not connect with these characters and the story line seemed a bit predictable and contrived.

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