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The Land of Mango Sunsets

By: Dorothea Benton Frank
Narrated by: Nicole Poole
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Dorothea Benton Frank is one of America's most insightful writers, weaving highly addictive tales of the conundrums of life with hilarity and heat. Now, in The Land of Mango Sunsets, Frank gives us one woman's journey toward a hard-won truth: Life isn't always what it appears to be, and the sooner you realize that pride won't keep you warm at night, the happier you will be. Oh, and one other thing - a truly joyous life comes with a generous heart.

Meet Miriam Elizabeth Swanson, in a full-blown snit, buoyed by a fabulous cast who run 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. Then her other tenant, Kevin, a stalwart companion with more style than Cary Grant, shakes Miriam out of her fog to see which battles are worth the fight. Next, her estranged son announces he's marrying a Jamaican woman. And what about her ex-husband, Charles, and that sordid lingerie model of his? Well, Harry, her African gray parrot, has plenty of opinions. Finally, you'll laugh and cry when she meets a man named Harrison who changes her into a gal named Mellie.

Miriam spins out from the revolving door of her postured life as a Manhattan quasi-socialite while she thirsts - no, starves for recognition. How did she become what she hates the most, and what does she endure to realize it? And where are the answers? It takes a few spins and dips and one spectacular fall for Miriam to get 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.

Told straight from the heart in Frank's vivid, highly entertaining style, The Land of Mango Sunsets just might be her finest work to date. If you decide to listen to this book, don't make plans to do anything else for a while.

©2009 Dorothea Benton Frank (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Heartfelt
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Loved it! It was a wonderful story of surviving divorce, importance of respecting and keeping family close, finding love again, and yet a fun read!!!

Great Story!

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Lovely experience reading/listening to this book. Like all of Dorothea Benton Franks books, this one was an exceptional story that I enjoyed from start to finish.

Lovely

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I loved the characters, setting and story. Very well written adding laughter, tears and a little suspense.

Adorably Southern!

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As always, I grow to love the characters in her books and then miss them terribly when I’m done....

Loved it!

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My favorite by Frank by far! Beautiful transformation and the power of a mother’s love!

Loved it!

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Once again the author invites you into her world and instantly makes you feel a part of her story. Nichole does an excellent job of telling Dorothea’s story with a mix an humor and real life. I highly recommend this and any book by this author.

Almost like being there

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Dorothea Benton Frank is one of my all time favorite authors… I have read almost everything she wrote…. She left us way too soon…. But her books will always keep her near ❤️

Another Great Read

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Great fun and sweet! likable characters and a wonderful message of family! Highly recommend this book.

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During the first few chapters I thought I might exchange this book. Glad I stayed with it! The development of the main two characters was important and necessary in order to appreciate the changes and story that unfold. Excellent book and perfect narration.

Slow start, then I didn’t want it to end

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Dot Frank is telling me a true story; Miriam looks like Dot: lives like Dot: thinks like Dot.

My second favorite audiobook . In my imagination,

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