Shem Creek
by Dorothea Benton Frank

Pat Conroy has call her books "hilarious and wise," noting that they are "funny, sexy, and usually damp with seawater." Anne Rivers Siddons said of Sullivan's Island that it "roars with life." Now Dorothea Benton Frank takes us back to the Lowcountry to introduce a whole new cast of characters whose lives will surely move your heart.

Linda Breland has no experience managing a restaurant, but then neither did Brad Jackson, and he owns the place.

Meet Linda Breland, single parent of two teenage daughters. The oldest, Lindsey, who always held her younger sister in check, is leaving for college. And Gracie, her Tasmanian devil, is giving her nightmares. Linda's personal life? Well, between the married men, the cold New Jersey winters, her pinched wallet, and her ex-husband, who's married a beautiful, successful woman ten years younger than she is—let's just say, Linda has seen enough to fill a thousand pages.

As the story opens, she is barreling down Interstate 95, bound for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the land of her ancestors. Welcomed by the generous heart of her advice-dispensing sister, Mimi, Linda and her daughters slowly begin to find their way and discover a sweeter rhythm of life.

And then there's Brad Jackson, a former investment banker from Atlanta, Georgia, who hires her to run his restaurant on Shem Creek. Like everyone else, Brad's got a story of his own—namely an almost ex-wife, Loretta, who is the kind of gal who gives women a bad name.

The real protagonist of this story is the Lowcountry itself. The magical waters of Shem Creek, the abundant wildlife, and the astounding power of nature give this tiny corner of the planet its infallible reputation as a place for introspection, contemplation, and healing.

Other Books by Dorothea Benton Frank

Shem Creek
A Lowcountry Tale

Pawleys Island

Isle of Palms
"A Lowcountry Tale"

Plantation
A Lowcountry Tale

Sullivan's Island
A Lowcountry Tale