Plantation
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1 out of 5 stars
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Southern Cliche
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A little too Religious
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Leslie Anne Greene Carter is the Last Original Wife among her husband Wesley's wildly successful Atlanta social set. His cronies have all traded in the mothers of their children they promised to love and cherish - till death did them part - for tanned-and-toned young Barbie brides. If losing the social life and close friends she adored wasn't painful enough, a series of setbacks shake Les's world and push her to the edge. She's had enough of playing the good wife to a husband who thinks he's doing her a favor keeping her around. Now, she's going to take some time forherself - in the familiar comforts and stunning beauty of Charleston, her beloved hometown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Full of Sass and Southern Humor - Loved it!
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Few writers capture the complexities, pain, and joy of relationships - between friends, family members, husbands and wives, or lovers - as beloved New York Times best-selling author Dorothea Benton Frank. In this charming, evocative, soul-touching novel, she once again takes us deep into the heart of the magical Lowcountry, where three amazing middle-aged women are bonded by another amazing woman's death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightfully Decadent
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Same Beach, Next Year
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5 out of 5 stars
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SOPHISTICATION SOUTHERN STYLE
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As they prepare to relocate to Charleston, SC, Olivia, the ultimate New Yorker, has reservations about the promise she made to retire in the Lowcountry, where Nick wants to return home and lead a more peaceful life. They are moving north to south, fast pace versus slow pace, and downsizing. Nick is ecstatic. Olivia is not. She can't let Nick know that their finances are not what he thought. Her client list is evaporating, their monetary reserves are dwindling, and maybe that house she picked out on Sullivan's Island needs too much work.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
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Beekeeper Holly McNee Kensen quietly lives in a world of her own on Sullivan’s Island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Holly calls her mother "The Queen Bee" because she’s a demanding hulk of a woman. Her mother, a devoted hypochondriac, might be unaware she’s quite ill, but that doesn’t stop her from tormenting Holly. To escape the drama, Holly’s sister, Leslie, married and moved away, wanting little to do with island life. Holly’s escape is to submerge herself in the lives of the two young boys next door and their widowed father, Archie.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful, terrible, horrible
- By Aunt Dine on 05-31-19
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The Christmas Pearl
- By: Dorothea Benton Frank
- Narrated by: Celia Weston
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Theodora is the matriarch of a family that, in her opinion, has grown into a bunch of truculent knuckleheads. They've all come together to South Carolina to celebrate Christmas. But this Christmas looks nothing like the extravagant, homey Christmases Theodora grew up with.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Never too old to learn or to love
- By Debbie on 12-20-13
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Pamela
- 01-04-09
It's okay
This book is pretty typical for the author. Just about the entertainment level I was looking for. However, I am EXTREMELY, frustrated by the narrator's mispronunciation of Edisto...it is the name of real river and an island in SC. I don't understand why the narrator was not corrected on this. It is pronounced ED ist o (emphasis on first syllable). This was just a distraction for me throughout the book. I've experienced this with other regional books too. Don't understand why the authors don't review it.
11 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Teresa
- 04-18-16
Abridged!!
I prefer Robin Miles performance for Dot Frank books, but the most disappointing part is the book is abridged. Unfortunately, I missed that fact upon purchase; won't make that mistake again.
10 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 03-11-16
Liked the original book better than audible
There were many different twists about Miss Levine and Millie left out of the story. The original story was much better than the audible version!
5 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- LAMB
- 02-14-16
Great Story
The story was great. Too bad the performer or producer didn't take the time to learn the difference in Southern accents or at a minimum, learn the correct pronunciation of the Edisto considering its prominence in the story.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- A. Detyens
- 05-06-17
mispronunciation
Would you listen to Plantation again? Why?
No. The mispronunciation of the main river in this story was so annoying. It is not "idisto", it is ed-is-to.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Ampedup
- 03-23-17
Abridged
I loved this book. But somehow got the abridged version. Since I needed for a book club discussion I had to buy another whole book from Amazon. Make sure you're okay with abridged. I found I missed a lot.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Christal Davis
- 01-03-18
Great book
Great loved it but felt like story line should have gone further than it did
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Charlotte Hart Hubbs
- 07-10-12
I love Dorothea's books!! She is so talented!
Would you listen to Plantation again? Why?
Definately. It's such a true to life story
What was one of the most memorable moments of Plantation?
Finding out who was to blame
What does Susie Breck bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Her voice is so soothing and versital
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The discovery of their love.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- jennifer
- 09-28-10
by Jennifer, Augusta, GA
Loved this book, it is one of my number one picks. The follow up book is great too.
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- Bev
- 05-28-20
Very Southern, but Edisto is mispronounced!
I can’t believe someone with this string of a southern accent doesn’t know that it’s the Edisto (ED-is-to) not e-DIS-to. I could overlook it the first time, but to go on and on and eventually crown her brother King of the Edisto mispronounced was irritating to a genuine South Carolinian.
Story was good, though! DBF’s later works are better, but I enjoyed hearing her first.