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Archive for July 12, 2009
Stupidity Pauses for a Book Tour - Return to Sullivans Island
July 12, 2009 by Keli.
I locked myself in the broom closet today, with one, brightly burning overhead bulb, to avoid all contact with stupers (short for peltingly stupid persons). I had to put aside my battles with stupidity so I could review Dorothea Benton Frank’s latest novel, Return to Sullivans Island.
If looks could kill, or should I say, if books could kill, this dust jacket would rub out quite a few readers. It is stunning and quite eye-catching; an author’s dream with Frank’s name set ablaze, top and center in brilliant red. The story itself is genial with many a charming moment sprinkled in this tale of twenty-three-year old Beth Hayes who craves adventure and independence, but is forced, arm-twisted politely requested by her elders to housesit the ancestral home on Sullivans Island, South Carolina while the rest of her clan take off for a year to pursue their own ambitions.
The story begins entertainingly enough: a bon voyage party is thrown, oddball relatives reunite and scatter in all directions afterward. Beth is left to fend for herself among the house ghosts (haints), which no one, including Beth and a few random house guests, seem to find too unnerving. Throw in a suave and dashing real estate developer who is really just a sleazy cad, a bevy of unexpected friends, a little deception by Beth herself and finally the curious death of one of Beth’s relatives, and you’ve got Return to Sullivan’s Island.
The book deals gently with fundamental issues such as celebrating family and misplaced trust and unabashedly desires to rouse the sentimentality in all of us. It’s easy to root for such amiable intentions.
If you’re in the mood for a fairly predictable, light-hearted beach read, you’ll find it in Return to Sullivans Island. Many thanks to the ladies at MotherTalk and especially to Project Manager, Lauren Sleeper, for giving me the opportunity to provide this review.
Don’t stop thinking!
Keli
Keli@counterfeithumans.com
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