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All Summer Long
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
Dorothea Benton Frank novels are bursting with the type of smart and witty fiction that every reader wants on their bookshelf: soulful, edgy stories about realistic characters familiar to us all that explore the most deeply felt moments of life with wry humor and heart. All Summer Long follows one charming New York couple glamorous interior designer Olivia Ritchie and her husband Nicholas, a true southern gentleman from Charleston as they are swept up into the world of the ultra-rich and travel the globe with a cast of zany eccentrics over one tumultuous, hot summer, and find themselves pondering the next step of their lives. This is a story of how plans evolve and lives change in unexpected ways, how even those who have everything are looking for something more to fulfill them and even the most successful can often struggle to get things together. It asks the ultimate question: can money buy happiness? From Sullivans Island to Necker Island to the beaches of Southern Spain, well come to recognize the face of true love, the kind that deepens and endures but only because one woman makes a tremendous leap of faith. And that leap changes them all.
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kricheal
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Mehso-so

Ugh... this was boring.. just not my cup of tea. #7 #2023

KathyWheeler I didn‘t care for this one at all. I‘ve liked other books by Frank, but this was just ugh. 2y
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kricheal
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Starting this next while waiting for holds to become available ☺️ 🎧

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Eggs
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 💙📚 2y
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Eggs
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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#sharreadsreadathon

Halfway through book 2 for Sharon‘s readathon..always wondered about Dorothea Benton Frank…great characters

EadieB I‘ve read her before. I like here books 📚 I‘ve read Sullivan‘s Island and Return to Sullivan‘s Island. Also Bulls Island. (edited) 3y
Eggs @EadieB just searched her - quite prolific 3y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
Eggs @EadieB @Andrew65 😍🙌🏻 3y
EadieB @Eggs Great progress! 👍 3y
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MrBook
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Half the replenishment I made today for the #BeachReads Display! This place is going nuts for borrowed books these past couple months 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 *Happy Dance*

Have you read any of these?!

#LitsyLovesLibraries #MrBooksDisplays

Lynnsoprano I love Dot Frank‘s books, but haven‘t had a chance to read this one yet. Thanks for reminding me to put a hold on it at our library 😄 5y
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imabusybee
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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My July TBR!! Does not include a few library books/audios that havent come in yet! #BFC #bfcr2 #bookfitnesschallenge #teamflow @wanderinglynn @julesG @LibrarianJen @laurenslibrary @Moony @CocoReads @britt_brooke @Reecaspieces
If at anytime you are over being tagged in everything let me I wont be offended.

julesG Tag away! I like knowing what you're all up to. 😉 5y
wanderinglynn I love being tagged on BFC posts. ❤️ I don‘t always respond, but I like to see who‘s doing what & who‘s staying active. ☺️ 5y
britt_brooke Keep tagging! Nice looking stack. 💚 5y
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CocoReads I love the tags. Sometimes I only have a few minutes to look so it‘s fun to see what everyone‘s reading. 5y
imabusybee Love #teamflow💖💖💖 5y
wanderinglynn Looks like a great stack! 👍🏻 5y
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Blueberry
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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One hundred voluptuous pounds of a woman??? More like petite, slender, malnourished but not voluptuous.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Had to convert to kilos - but yes, voluptuous isn‘t the first descriptor that comes to mind. 5y
ItsAnotherJen Maybe she's 4 feet tall? 5y
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Blueberry
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Am I missing something here?? Doesn't this mean that Roni's mother had her at the unlikely age of 55?

Megabooks Yikes! Holy continuity Batman! 5y
Godmotherx5 Ouch 5y
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TheBookgeekFrau
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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The entire time I read this book, those horribly photoshopped arms creeped me out!!

Just thought I‘d share 🙂

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TheBookgeekFrau
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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“...he didn‘t seem to care so much about how much money he made as he did about the win. Bob was a natural predator with a superspeed, calculating, and very sharp mind he used as a weapon.”

#QuotsyApril18 #Predator

readordierachel 😂😂😂 Excellent image choice 7y
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Judybskt
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Mehso-so

Just okay...

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Judybskt
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Way too many question marks where they don't belong.

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Judybskt
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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I love getting lost in a book in the summer!

Bostonmomx2 Also recommend The forever summer as well. It was really good. 7y
Judybskt It is in my TBR pile! 7y
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SarahRotenberry
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
Panpan

If the story had focused on the protagonists' struggle to change their lifestyle while adjusting to retirement and loss of clients, it could have worked. Olivia and Nick were never in any danger of falling out of love, resenting each other or being anything but supportive, caring and overly-romantic. Their "struggles" took them to exotic locations straight out of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous where they discovered they like being rich.

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Reecaspieces
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Pickpick

@BookishMarginalia #litsyatoz #letterA #signedcopy. I have been a fan of Dorothea Benton Frank for years. This is not her best but it is not her worst either.

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WilliamMorrowBooks
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Raise your hand if you're ready for summer! 🙋🏻 With ALL SUMMER LONG (out in paperback now) it's hear a little early.

Gissy I love summer but here in PR, it could so so hot and humid that I'm not too desperate to feel it 😳Right now is perfect 72 degrees near to the coast and a little bit colder in the mountain! This week it has been raining! Perfect for reading! 8y
SuperPunkNinja 🙋🙋🙋 8y
LittlePixels Nope. I'm in Phoenix, and I'm seriously dreading the coming summer. We have about 8 months of too-hot weather here, so the winter passes all too fast! 8y
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JacintaMCarter
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Despite all the books currently piled on my floor, I only managed to find two #RedSpines. #17RainbowBooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks What is the larger red one? 8y
JacintaMCarter @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank. 8y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you!! I'll have to check it out! 😊 8y
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Reecaspieces
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Books for my #litsyatoz. I tried to do all physical books as much as possible. Last 3 are on nook and audible. Cleaning out #tbr pile. Need to be as old as methuselah to finish it! I will probably read out of order...I am a rebel like that! 😂

megnews I'm a rebel too! 8y
Reecaspieces @megnews keeps life interesting!!! 😜 8y
Jinjer Yah I was wondering what, if any, order we're all going to read in. Does the Kindle app have a random sort feature? If I was in the same state as my Scrabble board game I could randomly select a tile. I'm sure there's a Scrabble app! I can read whatever letter comes up first! Runs to the App Store... 8y
Reecaspieces Hahaha!! Perfect!! 8y
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cathy6098
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
Mehso-so

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WilliamMorrowBooks
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Happy birthday to the one and only, Dorothea Benton Frank! 🎂 We love spending our summers (and any time of year) with you!

BethFishReads Best summer reading 8y
intothehallofbooks Can't wait to read these! 8y
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Jenni_Capps
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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A customer brought this book for me today at work! She said she always sees me reading and thought I might like it! 😍 #illtakeit #gimmeallthebooks #fueltothefire

Laalaleighh Awww how sweet! 8y
britt_brooke How thoughtful! 8y
Jenni_Capps @Laalaleighh @britt_brooke I know, right!?! So sweet! 8y
MrBook This has happened to me 😁👏🏻🙌🏻! I used to go to a certain diner every Wednesday at a certain time, and the waitresses gave me a few books and a couple DVDs. I miss that place *sighs*. 8y
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Tav
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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I display the books I market in the endcap on my cube. I'd love to know your likes, dislikes, curiosities--have you read any of these books? Are they on your tbr?

Zelma The Gaiman book is great (I prefer his essays to fiction). Love Dorothea Benton Frank when I want a summery coastal book. Not a fan of The Bitch in the House so I wouldn't read the follow up. I felt like the author was too amused with herself and not as funny as she thought. 8y
intothehallofbooks I just read + absolutely loved First Star I See Tonight. I'm on a hunt for the rest of this series ASAP-on my TBR! I have Family Tree on the shelf to read soon! Excited about that. I've always been curious about Beatriz Williams-she is on my TBR too 😊 8y
BethFishReads Awesome batch. II see 7 or 8 that are on my list. I already reviewed the Gaiman and featured several others here or on my blog. I reviewed Oz's Relish but missed this new one. 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi There is much to love. But you had me at Neil Gaiman! 😍 8y
Tav @BethFishReads The Happy Cook is on sale 9/20... I just got an early copy last week! 8y
BethFishReads I'll mark my calendar 8y
WilliamMorrowBooks Love all of these! 😜 Right now A CERTAIN AGE in particular! 8y
[DELETED] 228742384 Neil Gaiman and Joe Hill = reading heaven! 8y
Tav @majormajor 👍🏻👍🏻 8y
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Kappadeemom
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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This picture has nothing to do with a book. It's just because I like my cat 😻

britt_brooke 💙 8y
DebinHawaii 🐱❤️Your kitty is a beauty! 8y
LauraJ I like your cat too 😺 8y
BekahB Adorable! 8y
Kappadeemom Thank you! He is s sweet boy! 8y
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Kappadeemom
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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This #SouthernBelle is ready to dive into a Lowcountry tale :)

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Lauren.Archer
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Not my favorite author, but they had at the library, so will give it a shot.

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ReadingManda
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Off work all week with nothing to do but read...well almost nothing.

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ChrisM
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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Bailedbailed

I had to bail on this! usually really enjoy Dorothea Benton Frank & was excited for this but just can't get in to it!! I haven't wanted to pick it up at all, made it to page 180 and it's getting worse!! Not sure if it is the characters seeming stereotypical or the dolphin rescue but can't read it

Glamorousjo Dolphin rescue! 😬 8y
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ChrisM
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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This week's TBR is kind of tiny....maybe I will get through all of them #TBR

Imagineannie Listening to "Swans" on audible right now. So far pretty great. 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Bernadette is a RIOT! 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess I loved Bernadette! 8y
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Gayan Bernadette was so good. 8y
LatteSue 👍 Bernadette! 8y
alisonrose Bernadette is so great and the author has a new one, either coming soon or already out, not sure 😊 8y
DivineDiana I agree with the consensus on Bernadette! Fates and Furies was my first read of 2016. Disturbing for me which In retrospect, I guess is a good thing. A good author will make you feel things. Curious to know your opinion. Just received the Swans book for a birthday gift. 8y
CherylC I'm interested in "Swans." Will be waiting to hear your thoughts. 8y
OneLitChick Great picks! 8y
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KathyWheeler
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Panpan

I hated the characters, the story, the writing, pretty much everything about this book.

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RobinBryan
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Pickpick

Different than many of her books still great!!

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Bookaddict
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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My current read: This book has me majorly craving a tropical vacation. The setting is currently Necker Island. *swoon* Beach reading at its best so far.

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Kappadeemom
All Summer Long: A Novel | Dorothea Benton Frank
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My dog, Jack and I are going to enjoy this weekend with my new book!

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