Showing posts with label Dorothea Benton Frank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dorothea Benton Frank. Show all posts

Monday, October 11, 2021

Isle of Palms by Dorothea Benton Frank

Rating: WARTY!

So Dorothea's Bent on Frank huh? I knew it all along! Anyway, "When Anna returns home to South Carolina, she must confront the secrets of her dysfunctional family." That's why she's depicted on the cover obviously contemplating drowning herself. But rest assured some guy will rescue her. How many times has this dysfunctional family trope been trotted out? An ocean of times, That's how many. Yawn.

Monday, October 4, 2021

The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank

Rating: WARTY!

"In the South Carolina Lowcountry, three generations of women grapple with love, family, and hardship," their biggest quandary being: how many times has this exact same story been told already?