Porch Lights
A Novel
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4.2 • 494 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank is back home in the Carolina lowcountry, spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm, heart, and humor that has become her trademark. Porch Lights is a stirring, emotionally rich multigenerational story—a poignant tale of life, love, and transformation—as a nurse, returning to Sullivans Island from the Afghanistan War, finds her life has been irrevocably altered by tragedy…and now must rediscover love and purpose with the help of her son and aging mother.
An evocative visit to enchanting Sullivans Island with its unique pluff mud beaches, palmetto trees, and colorful local lore—a novel filled with unforgettable characters, and enlivened by tales of the notorious Blackbeard and his bloodthirsty pirate crew and eerie Edgar Allan Poe stories—Porch Lights stands tall among the very best works of not only Dottie Frank, but Anne Rivers Siddons, Rebecca Wells, Pat Conroy, and other masters of the modern Southern novel as well.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After the death of her firefighter husband, shattered widow Jackie and her 10-year-old son, Charlie, head to South Carolina to visit her mother, Annie. Although Jackie and her mother have had a tumultuous relationship, the visit is a healing one, and the soothing smalltown environment and love of his family help Charlie recover from the loss of his father. In fact, Charlie is so happy in South Carolina that he doesn't want to return home to Brooklyn, leaving Jackie with a tough choice one that becomes even more difficult when a handsome young neighbor forms a friendship with Jackie and Charlie. Narrator Robin Miles creates pitch-perfect voices for every character: Annie features quavering elderly tones and a strong Southern accent; Jackie sounds middle-aged and speaks with just a hint of Southern accent; the book's male characters are given suitably masculine voices; and Charlie brims with childish enthusiasm. Miles's reading is well paced, the story flowing along in an engaging and uplifting manner. A William Morrow hardcover.
Customer Reviews
Porchlight by Dorothea Benton Frank
Nice summer read. Will
Have to go there on our way to Charleston.
Porch Lights
Awesome book, loved it!! So heart warming and wonderful to read. Ms. Frank can certainly write and keep you reading! Now I'm off to find my 4th book to read by her. Keep on writing about Sullivan's Island.
Porch Lights
Enjoyed the plot line even tho mostly predictable as most chic lit tends to be, but there were several well written charaters and relationships within this story. This my first book of DBF but I enjoyed this book. She is added to my list of favorite female authors and I will be adding more of her books.