Sullivan's Island [Paperback]

Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of South Carolina, thisNew York Timesbestseller from the author ofQueen Beeis the unforgettable story of one woman’s courageous journey toward truth…

Born and raised on idyllic Sullivan’s Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk, and characteristic Southern sass. But years later, she is a conflicted woman with an unfaithful husband, a sometimes resentful teenage daughter, and a heart that aches with painful, poignant memories. And as Susan faces her uncertain future, she realizes that she must go back to her past. To the beachfront house where her sister welcomes her with open arms. To the only place she can truly call home...Praise forSullivan's Island

“The setting and the characters are blazingly authentic…Frank evokes the eccentric Hamilton family and their feisty Gullah housekeeper with originality and conviction; Susan herself—smart, sarcastic, funny and endearingly flawed—makes a lively and memorable narrator. Thanks to these scrappily compelling portraits, this is a rich read.”—Publishers Weekly(starred review)
 
“Sullivan’s Islandis hilarious and wise, an up-to-the-minute report on what it is like to be alive and female in the South Carolina Lowcountry today.”—Pat Conroy
 
“Dottie Frank’s take on the South Carolina Lowcountry is tough, tender, achingly real, and very, very funny.Sullivan’s Islandroars with life.”—Anne Rivers Siddons
 
“InSullivan’s Island, southern womanhood has found a new voice, and it is outrageous, hilarious, relentless and impossible to ignore.”—John Berendt
 
“A satisfying treat.”—Orlando Sentinel
 
“Frank’s wit, her fast pacing and the details of Lowcountry ll£%