Dorothea Benton Frank

Dorothea Benton Frank
Born 1951 (age 66–67)
Residence Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Novelist
Website www.dotfrank.com

Dorothea Benton Frank (born 1951)[1] is a best-selling American novelist.[2] Her novels, including Porch Lights and By Invitation Only, are set in South Carolina.[3][4]

Early years and education

Dorothea Benton Frank was born and grew up on Sullivan's Island in South Carolina.[5] She attended Bishop England High School in Charleston, and then General William Moultrie High School, from where she graduated in 1969. She went on to become a graduate of the Fashion Institute of America in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1972.[1]

Works

Lowcountry Tales series

  • Sullivan's Island: A Low Country Tale, Jove Berkley Publishing Group, 1999, ISBN 978-0739408377
  • Plantation, Jove Books, 2001, ISBN 978-0739417034
  • Isle of Palms: A Lowcountry Tale, Thorndike Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0786258765
  • Shem Creek: A Lowcountry Tale, Berkley Hardcover, 2004, ISBN 978-0425196083
  • Pawleys Island: A Lowcountry Tale, Berkley Books, 2005, ISBN 978-0425202715
  • Return to Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales), William Morrow, 2009, ISBN 978-0061438455
  • Lowcountry Summer, William Morrow, 2010, ISBN 978-0061961175
  • Folly Beach: A Lowcountry Tale, William Morrow, 2011 ISBN 978-0061961274
  • The Hurricane Sisters, William Morrow, 2014, ISBN 978-0062132529
  • Same Beach, Next Year, William Morrow, 2017, ISBN 978-0062390783

Novels

  • Full of Grace, William Morrow, 2006, ISBN 978-0060892357
  • The Land of Mango Sunsets, William Morrow, 2007, ISBN 978-0739484654
  • Bulls Island, William Morrow, 2008, ISBN 978-0061438431
  • The Christmas Pearl, William Morrow, 2008, ISBN 978-0739488553
  • Porch Lights, William Morrow, 2012, ISBN 978-0061961298
  • The Last Original Wife, William Morrow, 2013, ISBN 978-0062132468
  • All the Single Ladies, William Morrow, 2015, ISBN 978-0062132567
  • All Summer Long, William Morrow, 2016, ISBN 978-0062390752
  • By Invitation Only, William Morrow, 2018, ISBN 978-0062390820

References

  1. 1 2 Collins, Vicki, "Frank, Dorothea Benton", South Carolina Encyclopedia (University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies), August 10, 2016, updated October 4, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Jordan, Tina (May 25, 2018). "'I'm the One You Want to Sit Next to When Things Are Dull'". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Cutler, Jacqueline (September 9, 2012). "Dorothea Benton Frank: 'Porch Lights'". NJ.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cutler, Jacqueline (May 27, 2018). "Say 'I do' to Dorothea Benton Frank's latest about a wedding". NJ.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dorothea Benton Frank" at HarperCollins Publishers.
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