"In My Magnolia Summer, author Victoria Benton Frank spins all the
plates and brings all the magic of the low country to life. A tale of
the complicated relationships between mothers, daughters and let's not
forget, sisters - this enchanting novel will bring romance and sunshine
to your summer reading list." -Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times
bestselling author of The Five-Star Weekend
Victoria Benton Frank transports us to her family's beloved Low
Country of South Carolina, in this spicy and heartfelt debut about
strong three strong women with strong appetites.
In New York City winter never seems to loosen its hold and for South
Carolina transplant Maggie (born Magnolia after the fairest summer
flower) the balmy beach weather of April back home on Sullivan's Island
feels like a distant memory. Until a phone call from her sister, Violet,
changes everything.
Gran, the treasured matriarch, has fallen into a coma after a car
accident caused by Maggie's troubled mother, Lily. But once Maggie
returns, she finds that her hometown of Sullivan's Island holds even
more secrets. The Magic Lantern, the restaurant owned and run by
generations of women in her family, is now rudderless, and her sister
seems headed for a savage breakup.
Once she is between the marsh grasses and dunes of South Carolina, she
feels herself changing like the Atlantic tides, rediscovering the roots
she left behind, and a new and different version of herself--one who can
see how a minor crash into the back of a very handsome farmer's truck
may become fortunate. Or perhaps it's even... fate?
When the three generations of South Carolina women join forces--the
family pillar Gran, troubled Lily, impulsive Violet, and redoubtable
Maggie--anything is possible.
