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Sullivan's Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is about Susan Hayes who grew up on Sullivan's Island, SC. Most of the chapters alternate between 1963 when a lot of significant things happened in her life, and 1999, her present day life, where she is struggling with her marriage,a teen daughter and trying to re-invent herself.

I bought this book at a used book sale years ago. This is the first book I've read by DBF and I definitely will be reading more by her. She truly transports you to the beaches of South Carolina and the talk of the South. Looking forward to getting lost in more of her books!

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Book Review: Sullivan's Island by Dorothea Benton Frank

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Posted at 6:45 PM | by Lisa E.

Onstage, Offstage by Michael Bublé
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a nice peek into the life of Michael Bublé. Not an in-depth look, but a peek at where he came from to where he is now.

I like his singing, I love when he is a co-host on Live! With Kelly, and especially enjoy when he is on Saturday Night Live. I'm looking forward to the possibility of him branching out into acting or comedy. And of course more music.

Most of this book is of photos of him (only about 75 pages of actual reading), but it was still interesting to me.

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Posted at 8:28 PM | by Lisa E.

Ports of Call by Sally Fairchild
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

When I started reading this I had a difficult time adapting to the writing style of this author. I'm not sure quite what it was, but as the story went on I learned to adapt.

This is the story of a widow who is starting up her own cruise line. Her much older deceased husband had dreams of running the cruise line and she wants to keep his dream alive.

However, there is a rival in the cruise industry who wants to make it extremely difficult for her to succeed. These two arch rivals will have to learn to work together due to some un-forseen circumstances.

This wasn't the best read, but a fun Spring/Summer book.

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