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Sep 11, 2019 at an authors lunch outside detroit in may, 2016, a brunette in a bold redandwhite print dress made a beeline for me. It follows one charming new york couple prominent interior designer olivia ritchie and her husband, nicholas seymour, an english professor and true southern gentleman as they prepare to retire to the lowcountry and find themselves pondering the next step of their lives. Dorothea benton frank is a new york times bestselling author whos written more than a dozen novels set in her native south carolina, beginning with 2000s sullivans island and including 2012s porch lights and last years all the single ladies. Complete order of dorothea benton frank books in publication order and. Dorothea benton frank is a new york times bestselling author. All summer long by dorothea benton frank 2016, hardcover. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read all summer long. Frank published all summer long 2016, same beach, next. She is best known for her lowcountry tales series, set in the lowcountry of south carolina.
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