The Last Original Wife

By: Dorothea Benton Frank

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman’s quest to find the love she deserves, from New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank.

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—’til 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 by keeping her around. She’s not going to waste another minute on people she doesn’t care to know. Now, she’s going to take some time for herself—in the familiar comforts and stunning beauty of Charleston, her beloved hometown. In her brother’s stately historic home, she’s going to reclaim the carefree girl who spent lazy summers sharing steamy kisses with her first love on Sullivans Island. Along Charleston’s live oak- and palmetto-lined cobblestone streets, under the Lowcountry’s dazzling blue sky, Les will indulge herself with icy cocktails, warm laughter, divine temptation and bittersweet memories. Daring to listen to her inner voice, she will realize what she wants . . . and find the life of which she’s always dreamed.

Told in the alternating voices of Les and Wes, The Last Original Wife is classic Dorothea Benton Frank: an intoxicating tale of family, friendship, self-discovery, and love, that is as salty as a Lowcountry breeze and as invigorating as a dip in Carolina waters on a sizzling summer day.

Like my mother

Daddy treated mother like this except he did buy her new cars and jewelry. His vice was hunting and fishing. He didn't know what to do with us girls while he babysat us, so he taught us how to play poker on a Sunday even. That was scandalous in the south in the 50's. Anyway this book depicts what it's like to live with means in a social scene. So proud of Les for realizing that she didn't have to put up with her husband treating her like a slave. Good book!

Love!

This book was awesome! Her writing is witty and sentimental at the same time… I literally laughed out loud at some of the things Wes said and did. I have loved her works and Sullivans Island years ago and look forward to reading everything she writes!

Loved this book

Other reviewers talked about how bad the reader’s southern accent was and I almost didn’t buy it. But I listened to the sample and I personally have spent time with people who talk just like that.
I’m so glad I purchased this because I totally enjoyed it!

Witty and relateable

She never disappoints! I love when a woman finds her own path at ANY AGE!

could not stop listening

the anazing reader made it come alive. I loved every minute of this wonderful book.