Read from July 09 to 16, 2014A SLIGHT BREEZEFirst things first: I LOVE Dot Frank!! I've read all of her books and own all (most in hardcover) but two of her wonderful books. It's never to late to try.Tags: charleston-sc, met-the-author, read, set-in-my-stomping-grounds, set-in-the-south, thank-you-charleston-county-library Read more But we do need to look out for those we love. Life isn't always high drama, and not every hurricane makes landfall. What I liked bout this book was the reminder that what is a crisis at the moment is often just a point in a larger arc in a life-story. They each face a challenge in the course of the story which causes them to reevaluate, and to grow. The women in this novel are realistic, genuine, with their own eccentricities and foibles. I thought it was a decent vehicle for presenting an important message: that violence against women must stop. The ones that people adore often irritate the be-jiggers out of me (it's usually the stereotypes that irk me, or mispronunciations of audio book readers, if I'm partaking of the book that way.) I do love her characters, and the insertion of local spots and faces (though now I'm worried that Martha Lou's is going to be overrun by visitors wanting to try the food, rather than us locals, who come back for more of the best southern food available.) With this book, I seem to be in the minority - I liked it. I find that Dottie Frank's books are hit or miss with me.
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