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Dorothea Benton Frank (1951–2019) was an American novelist known for her bestselling works set in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Her novels often blend humor, family drama, and Southern charm, earning her a devoted readership.
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By Invitation Only
A novel set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, 'By Invitation Only' follows two families from vastly different backgrounds brought together by a wedding. Through humor and heart, Dorothea Benton Frank explores themes of class, family, and the bonds that unite people despite their differences.
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Two Worlds, One Engagement
It all begins on the farm, where Susan Kennedy Stiftel tends to her muscadine vineyard and her chickens with the quiet competence of someone who has learned survival the hard way. Her life is simple, often hard, but deeply rooted in the rhythms of the Lowcountry. When her son Fred announces his enga...
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From Chicago to the Lowcountry—and Back Again
When Susan travels to Chicago to meet the Powers family on their turf, the tables turn completely. The high-rise luxury, the art-filled walls, the choreographed dinner parties—everything feels foreign to her humble sensibilities. Yet in this shimmering world, she begins to see the cracks no one talk...
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Dorothea Benton Frank (1951–2019) was an American novelist known for her bestselling works set in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Her novels often blend humor, family drama, and Southern charm, earning her a devoted readership.
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