Full of Grace, Dorothea Benton Frank
Full of Grace, Dorothea Benton Frank
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Full of Grace

Author: Dorothea Benton Frank

Narrator: Susan Bennett

Unabridged: 10 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/14/2016


Synopsis

The rich atmosphere of South Carolina, Hilton Head and Charleston, is brought vividly to life by Dorothea Benton Frank, a South Carolina native who, with her exquisitely evocative prose, makes you smell the sea air, see the palmettos, and savor the sweet tea, but this time it comes with a side of antipasti.Hilton Head, a South Carolina retirement heaven—at least it’s supposed to be, but for Big Al and Connie Russo, the move from New Jersey to this southern paradise has been fraught with just a few complications. Especially for their daughter, Grace.Well, that’s what she likes to be called. Her family insists on Maria Graziella. Seriously, enough with the Neapolitan. That might have been okay in New Jersey, but now it’s just plain silly, and Grace at thirty-two is, horror of horrors, still unmarried. No wonder her family drives her crazy. Well, that and the fact that she’s living with the man she would marry if they both weren’t so commitment phobic. Michael is a doctor and a scientist and Grace is pretty sure he’s also an atheist. Over the years, Grace has become a bit ambivalent about her faith, but her family is as old-fashioned Italian as they come. So the stage is set for a major showdown that just might change Grace’s outlook on life, family, and the New South.

About Dorothea Benton Frank

New York Times bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivans Island, South Carolina. Until her passing in 2019, Dorothea and her husband split their time between New Jersey and South Carolina. A contemporary voice of the South, Dorothea Benton Frank was beloved by fans and friends alike since her debut novel Sullivans Island. Readers from coast to coast fell for the quick wit and the signature humor that permeated her many bestselling novels.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Julie on 2012-01-04 03:50:56

This was my first Dorothea Franks CD book that I listened to. I enjoyed it so much that I looked for of her books

Goodreads review by Trish on June 06, 2013

This is my third book that I have read by this author (after Plantation and Pawley's Island). While I think she's an excellent author and captured the flavor of the area, I found all her female main characters to have a bit of a snobbish mean streak. In each story there is one "white trash" characte......more

Goodreads review by Donna on July 09, 2020

Dorothea Benton Frank is one of my very favorite authors. This book was different from her others, and I loved it. Raised Protestant, I married into an Italian American Catholic family, and I could identify with both Grace and Michael. We have a son who received a similar miracle as a baby and I had......more

Goodreads review by Leslie on May 01, 2010

My favorite by Dorthea Benton Frank! All her books make me feel like I am on vacation in Charleston!......more

Goodreads review by Mary on July 03, 2021

This was not the typical Dorothea Frank book but I still liked it in fact I liked it more because it wasn't her typical story. This was a story of faith and I loved it strictly for that. I went to Europe a few years ago in 2016 and had a deeply religious experience at Lourdes and then Fatima. Lourde......more

Goodreads review by Cheri on January 04, 2008

I'm with Carly, my least favorite of Dorothea's books... the lowcountry setting is not evident enough to make me love it!!......more