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Bulls Island | 
 enlarge | Author: Dorothea Benton Frank
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 4835
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 006143843X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061438431
ASIN: 006143843X
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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A satisfying tale of honor, chance, and star-crossed love infused with Southern wit, grace, and charm from the New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank After twenty years, Elizabeth "Betts" McGee has finally managed to put her past behind her. She hasn't been home to beautiful South Carolina and untouched Bulls Island since the tragic night that ended her engagement to Charleston's golden boy, J. D. Langley. And why is that? Really, this is the story of two old Southern families. The Langley family has more money than the Morgan Stanley Bank. And they think they have more class. The Barrett family made their nineteenth-century fortune in a less distinguished manner—corner grocery stores and liquor stores. It's no surprise that when J.D. and Betts fall in love and decide to marry their parents are none too pleased. And when the love affair comes to an end, everyone is ready to place blame. Now twenty years have gone by and Betts, a top investment bank executive, must leave her comfortable life in New York City to return to the home she thought she'd left behind forever. But spearheading the most important project of her career puts her back in contact with everything she's tried so hard to forget: her estranged sister, her father, J.D., and her past. Once she's home, can Betts keep the secret that threatens all she holds dear? Or will her fear of the past wreck her future happiness? And what about that crazy gator? All will be revealed on Bulls Island.
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 Easy read August 8, 2008
I read this book for a book club I belong to. It was refreshingly easy to read and a book that I didn't want to put down.
Great Read July 30, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. I'm from Charleston, SC and always feel such kinship with all the female characters from DBK books. She does such a wonderful job of describing the Charleston scenery and the details that she provides are so accurate. I wish I could write that way. I read this book in about two days and couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for great summer read.
 Bulls Island July 30, 2008
This book was fantastic.I enjoy her work a lot. Since I am a Southern woman, I can relate to her subjects. I lent the book to a friend, now she wants to read more of Frank's books.
Make your wife happy July 14, 2008
My wife love every book by Dorothea Benton Frank. It makes her happy, which is good for me.
Bull'seye for Bull's Island July 13, 2008
Betts McGee is a successful career woman, working for Triangle Equity in New York City and she and her son Adrian are celebrating his getting into Columbia Uni, when she is instructed to fly to Charleston to settle the firm's claim on some environmentally sensitive land scheduled for a Trump-type housing/sports complex. In addition she has just met Vinny Braggadocio, who comes over as extremely mafioso! How will she face her old flame J. D. Langley who is also interested in the property? However, J. D. has a problematical marriage to deal with as well as alligators and valuable swampland.
I love Dorothea B. F's zestful style, just the book for a desert island - no-one could be miserable after a chapter of Dorothea's work. Her love of the South Carolinan islands and her fascination with character enthrals as ever. Evil is always overcome and right living maintained and there's always a pressing topic binding the plot. I'm sure Dorothea's books are based on her own experiences: the city girl returns to the crumbling dynasty's home, there's always a forbidding matriarch at the back of the family and a kindly, grandfatherly gentleman too weak to put the matriarch in perspective. Then there's a rival woman and a very dear woman-friend and often unthinking youngsters with potential for ultimate good plus an overhanging threat such as commercial greed or pollution or such, all ingredients of a good read by a natural storyteller.
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