The Violet Hour, Victoria Benton Frank
The Violet Hour, Victoria Benton Frank
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The Violet Hour
A Lowcountry Tale

Author: Victoria Benton Frank

Narrator: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, Stephanie Einstein, Janet Metzger, Megan Tusing

Unabridged: 12 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/12/2025

Categories: Fiction, Women, Southern

Synopsis

A heartwarming and empowering novel about thriving after tragedy, from the author of the “enchanting, hilarious, and insightful” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times author) My Magnolia Summer.

Violet Adams is the perfect, youngest child in a family of loud, passionate women on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. As the sweet, traditional one, she’s always been the steady hand in her family but after a sudden breakup and subsequent tragedy, she doesn’t know who she is anymore.

Aly Knox, Violet’s best friend, is a young influencer still struggling with the loss of her mother and adjusting to joining Violet in Southern living. With her best friend’s help, Violet is determined to break out of her shell—and who she thought she was—no matter what. And what better place to look for success, meaning, and possibly love than the Lowcountry of South Carolina?

About Victoria Benton Frank

Victoria Benton Frank was born in New York City, raised in Montclair, New Jersey, but considers herself to have dual residency in the Lowcountry. She is a graduate of the College of Charleston and the French Culinary Institute. Victoria worked in restaurants in New York before returning to Charleston, South Carolina, which she calls home, with her husband, two kids, and sweet pup. When she isn’t writing, she is reading, cooking, playing Mahjong, or chasing her children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Doug on May 12, 2025

3.5, rounded up. Cahill's debut novel, Tiepolo Blue, made my best-of 2022 list, so I was eagerly awaiting his follow-up - and for the most part I DID enjoy this - it just lacked something that the earlier work had, I'm not sure exactly what, so was slightly disappointed. Possibly a lack of any real m......more

Goodreads review by Matt on May 22, 2025

I was a big fan of Cahill’s first novel “Tiepolo Blue” so this was a guaranteed read for me. Overall I enjoyed - as others have said there is a clear style to the authors writing and the unfurling plot against the backdrop of an art world spanning continents makes for an entertaining read. This nove......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on February 10, 2025

Thank you to NetGalley and James Cahill for this ARC! After reading Tiepolo Blue, I was really curious to see what my next Cahill read looked like. One thing I can say for sure is that he is consistent and has a niche he sits quite comfortably in. If you want a book that is about the intricacies of t......more

Goodreads review by Heather on December 10, 2024

I enjoyed reading this book. It leans very heavily on character perspective and very introspective descriptions, with the storyline moving quite slowly. There’s a lot of looking into the past within the story, and this was sometimes hard to follow for me. It read like a very extended character study......more

Goodreads review by Katy on December 31, 2024

An atmospheric twist on a whodunnit that poses more questions than it answers, all set against the glittering, double-crossing world of high art. Lorna is a successful art dealer whose relationships suffer and whose world seems increasingly hollow. Her oldest friend, Thomas, a famous painter has don......more

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