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Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series with Dottie Frank
Join us Friday, June 3 at noon for Blue Bicycle Books Author Series luncheon at Stars Rooftop & Grill Room (495 King St.) with Dorothea Benton Frank. Dottie will talk and sign copies of her latest novel, "All Summer Long" (William Morrow, hb., 384 pp.). Our annual Lunch with Dottie has proven to be one of our liveliest, most fun events each year. Don't miss it!
Tickets are only $62 for the author talk, hardback book and delicious three-course luncheon at Stars. Of course, there is a full-service cash bar for your enjoyment.
About the Book:
"All Summer Long" follows one charming New York couple prominent interior designer Olivia Ritchie and her husband Nicholas Seymour, an English professor and true southern gentleman. They are seemingly polar opposites, yet magnetically drawn together and in love for more than 14 years.
As they prepare to relocate to Charleston, S.C., Olivia, the ultimate New Yorker, has reservations about the promise she made to retire in the Lowcountry, where Nick wants to return home and lead a more peaceful life. They are moving north to south, fast pace versus slow pace and downsizing. Nick is ecstatic. Olivia is not. She cant let Nick know that their finances are not what he thought. Her client list is evaporating, their monetary reserves are dwindling and maybe that house she picked out on Sullivans Island needs too much work. Thank God, for her assistant, Roni Larini, her right (and sometimes left) hand.
As they find themselves pondering the next step of their lives, Olivia and Nick travel with her billionaire clients and their friends and are swept up into the world of the ultra-rich and explore the globe with a cast of zany eccentrics over one tumultuous, hot summer. All as Olivia grapples with what lies ahead for her and Nick.
This is a story of how plans evolve and lives change in unexpected ways, how even those who have everything are still looking for something more. Even the most successful people can often struggle to keep things together. All Summer Long asks the ultimate question: can money buy happiness? From Sullivans Island to Necker Island to Nantucket to the beaches of Southern Spain, well come to recognize the many faces of true love, love that deepens and endures but only because one woman makes a tremendous leap of faith. And that leap changes everything.
About the Author:
Dottie Frank was born and raised on Sullivans Island, she attended Bishop England High School in Charleston and graduated from General William Moultrie High School in 1969. She now splits her time between Sullivans and New Jersey.
Her first novel, SULLIVANS ISLAND debuted on the NY Times list at number nine and went back to press over 25 times, has well over one million copies in print and can be found in ten foreign languages. Her subsequent novels PLANTATION , ISLE OF PALMS, SHEM CREEK, PAWLEYS ISLAND , FULL OF GRACE , BULLS ISLAND, THE CHRISTMAS PEARL and LAND OF MANGO SUNSETS, LOWCOUNTRY SUMMER, RETURN TO SULLIVANS ISLAND, FOLLY BEACH , PORCH LIGHTS, and THE LAST ORIGINAL WIFE were all NY Times bestsellers and may also be found in various foreign languages.
Tickets are $62 for lunch and a signed hardcover copy of "All Summer Long." Stars Rooftop & Grill Room is located at 495 King Street, where the luncheon and discussion will take place. Doors open at 11:30 AM and lunch is served promptly at noon. There is a cash bar bar for your enjoyment.
Parking is available at the Visitors Center Garage on Ann Street between King and Meeting Streets, the Camden Exchange Garage between John and Hutson Streets, or at meters on the street.
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LocationStars Rooftop & Grill Room (View)
495 King Street Street
Charleston, SC 29403
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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