{"product_id":"lowcountry-summer-dorothea-benton-frank-lowcountry-tales-7","title":"Lowcountry Summer * Dorothea Benton Frank * Lowcountry Tales #7","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the death of a formidable Southern matriarch, a fierce South Carolina woman must step up to manage her crumbling family estate, a chaotic web of sibling rivalries, and her own complicated love life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Written by the beloved, late New York Times bestselling voice of the South Dorothea Benton Frank, this enchanting seventh installment in her legendary Lowcountry Tales universe serves as the long-awaited, direct sequel to her smash hit Plantation. The narrative returns to the moss-draped alleyways of Tall Pines Plantation, transforming the lush South Carolina countryside into a lively yet volatile domestic workspace. Caroline Wimbley Levine has just turned forty-seven, but she has zero time to worry about middle age. The \"Queen of Tall Pines\"—her larger-than-life mother, Miss Lavinia—has passed away, dropping a massive defensive shield over the family identity and leaving everyone in a high-friction sandbox of grief and confusion. Caroline is forced to take the reins of the estate, moving step-by-step through messy ledger of family crises. Her brother, Tripp, is entirely paralyzed by sorrow, leaving his drunk and disorderly wife, Frances Mae, and their four rowdy daughters to run wild without any behavioral parameters. To complicate her tracking lines further, Caroline is dealing with a failing marriage, an adult son who has suddenly shucked up with an older single mother, and her own tangled romantic parameters—torn between a sweet pig farmer with a weak heart and a heavy crush on the local sheriff.Functioning as a rich, atmospheric diagnostic toolkit for modern relationships, the ledger tracks Caroline as she forces her eccentric relatives to drop their protective armor and confront long-buried betrayals along the banks of the Edisto River. Frank guides readers through a synchronized campaign of humor, sass, and deep emotional resilience. Caroline constructs a fresh sanctuary out of the ruins of her past, instructing her family on the true boundaries of unconditional love before their ticking-clock timeline hits a permanent deadline. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Fans of sweeping, character-driven Southern fiction rich in coastal atmosphere; readers who adore multi-generational family dramas laced with sharp wit; and anyone who devours the warm, evocative storytelling of authors like Mary Alice Monroe, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Pat Conroy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CT Bids SB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470793085171,"sku":"202607122944ABB","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20250218_144637.jpg?v=1787328532","url":"https:\/\/purpleslothmedia.com\/products\/lowcountry-summer-dorothea-benton-frank-lowcountry-tales-7","provider":"Purple Sloth Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}