<p>“Frank…writes with genuine adoration for and authority on the South Carolina Lowcountry from which she sprang….[Her] stuff is never escapist fluff—it’s the real deal.”<br />—<em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution</em></p><p>Return to Tall Pines in the long-awaited sequel to Dorothea Benton Frank’s beloved bestseller <em>Plantation</em>. <em>Lowcountry Summer</em> is the story of the changing anatomy of a family after the loss of its matriarch, sparkling with the inimitable Dot Frank’s warmth and humor. The much-beloved <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author follows the recent success of <em>Return to Sullivans Island, Bulls Island,</em> and <em>Land of Mango Sunsets</em> with a tale rich in atmosphere and unforgettable scenes of Southern life, once again placing her at the dais, alongside Anne Rivers Siddons, Sue Monk Kidd, Rebecca Wells, Pat Conroy, and other masters of contemporary Southern fiction.<br /></p>