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  <name><![CDATA[Dorothea Benton Frank]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Dorothea Benton Frank is the &lt;i&gt;New York Times&lt;/i&gt; best selling author of ten novels.

Dottie has appeared on NBC's Today Show, Parker Ladd's Book Talk and many local network affiliated television stations. She is a frequent speaker on creative writing and the creative process for students of all ages and in private venues as the National Arts Club, the Junior League of New York, Friends of the Library organizations and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. She has also been a guest speaker at the South Carolina Book Festival, Novello, North Carolina's festival of books and the Book and Author annual event in Charleston, SC, sponsored by the Post &amp; Courier.

Before she began her writing career, Dottie was involved extensively in the arts and education, and in raising awareness and funding for various non profits in New Jersey and New York.

Dottie, who was born and raised on Sullivan's Island in South Carolina, currently divides her time between South Carolina and New Jersey.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>        
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Sullivan's Island]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Return to Sullivan's Island]]></title>
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