false 975377 6 <p> Dorothea Benton Frank writes highly addictive tales of life's conundrums with hilarity and heat. Meet Miriam Elizabeth Swanson, in a full-blown snit, buoyed by a fabulous cast that runs the gamut from insufferable to wonderful. First is the arrival of Liz Harper, Miriam's tenant from Birmingham, who sets a new cycle in motion. Her other tenant, Kevin, stalwart companion with more style than Cary Grant, shakes Miriam out of her fog to see which battles are worth the fight. Then there's Miriam's estranged son, who announces he's marrying a Jamaican woman. And what about her ex-husband, Charles, and that sordid lingerie model of his? Finally, you'll laugh and cry when Miriam meets a man named Harrison who changes her into a gal named Mellie. </p> <p> Miriam spins out from the revolving door of her postured life as a Manhattan quasi-socialite while she thirsts, no, <i>starves</i> for recognition. It takes a few spins, dips, and one spectacular fall until Miriam gets her head on straight. Then in a whoosh she's off to the enchanted and mysterious land of Sullivans Island, deep in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. </p> <p> Told straight from the heart in Frank's vivid, highly entertaining style, <i>The Land of Mango Sunsets</i> just might be her finest work to date. If you decide to read this book, don't make plans to do anything else for a while. </p> 63445 1 5 2007 The Land of Mango Sunsets total:589|5:124|4:230|3:175|2:47|1:13| 589 2172 836 113 3 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 07:14:12 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 07:15:07 -0700 2009
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This one wasn't particularly my favorite--it wasn't terribly strong on plot, and it was more predictable than most by this author. But it was st...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 18:05:40 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 18:08:17 -0800 2009 3 0 true true Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 14:42:27 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 20:43:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:45:38 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:45:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 17:51:19 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 04:32:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 18:33:58 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:17:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Feb 06 16:26:38 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 16:29:02 -0800 2009