Hurricane season begins early and rumbles all summer long, well into September. Often people’s lives reflect the weather and The Hurricane Sisters is just such a story.
Once again New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank takes us deep into the heart of her magical South Carolina Lowcountry on a tumultuous journey filled with longings, disappointments, and, finally, a road toward … disappointments, and, finally, a road toward happiness that is hard earned. There we meet three generations of women buried in secrets. The determined matriarch, Maisie Pringle, at eighty, is a force to be reckoned with because she will have the final word on everything, especially when she’s dead wrong. Her daughter, Liz, is caught up in the classic maelstrom of being middle-age and in an emotionally demanding career that will eventually open all their eyes to a terrible truth. And Liz’s beautiful twenty-something daughter, Ashley, whose dreamy ambitions of her unlikely future keeps them all at odds.
Luckily for Ashley, her wonderful older brother, Ivy, is her fierce champion but he can only do so much from San Francisco where he resides with his partner. And Mary Beth, her dearest friend, tries to have her back but even she can’t talk headstrong Ashley out of a relationship with an ambitious politician who seems slightly too old for her.
Actually, Ashley and Mary Beth have yet to launch themselves into solvency. Their prospects seem bleak. So while they wait for the world to discover them and deliver them from a ramen-based existence, they placate themselves with a hare-brained scheme to make money but one that threatens to land them in huge trouble with the authorities.
So where is Clayton, Liz’s husband? He seems more distracted than usual. Ashley desperately needs her father’s love and attention but what kind of a parent can he be to Ashley with one foot in Manhattan and the other one planted in indiscretion? And Liz, who’s an expert in the field of troubled domestic life, refuses to acknowledge Ashley’s precarious situation. Who’s in charge of this family? The wake-up call is about to arrive.
The Lowcountry has endured its share of war and bloodshed like the rest of the South, but this storm season we watch Maisie, Liz, Ashley, and Mary Beth deal with challenges that demand they face the truth about themselves. After a terrible confrontation they are forced to rise to forgiveness, but can they establish a new order for the future of them all?
Frank, with her hallmark scintillating wit and crisp insight, captures how a complex family of disparate characters and their close friends can overcome anything through the power of love and reconciliation. This is the often hilarious, sometimes sobering, but always entertaining story of how these unforgettable women became The Hurricane Sisters.
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I enjoy all of this author’s books to be satisfyingly entertaining.
I have read all her island books. Feels like a trip to the beach.
Dorothea is my favorite author, she always has you from page 1
Really enjoyed the characters in this book. Try to read all of Frank’s books. Really enjoyed this one due to the multi-generational characters and their stories.
Loved this book and story, exceptionally well written. Giving it 4 & 1/2 stars if I knew how to do the 1/2 star!
THE HURRICANE SISTERS is another excellent read by Dorothea Benton Frank. I especially appreciate how her storyline shows that domestic violence doesn’t discriminate. In fact, it occurs in every socio-economic stratum, every academic achievement level, every financial status, every political party, every spiritual and religious tradition, and every ethnicity. No area in humanity is exempt. I highly recommend this book.
Another great read by DB Frank!
Dorothea Benton Frank’s books never disappoint!!
Fun read.
You gotta gotta gotta read this one! Very strong story and characters!
Dorothea Benton Frank never fails!
I like any and all of Dorothea;s books. They are all worth reading. They are good
family stories and she will always be one of my favorites
Great brain candy. Not deep but very satisfying. If you love the Lowcountry, you are going to love Dorothea Benton Frank.
A somewhat typical beach read tempered by the underlying shadow of domestic violence.
I love all of Dottie Frank’s books! RIP, Dorothy.
Entertaining and interesting characters
I love anything by this author; she cannot write a bad book and this is no exception!
Dottie Frank could weave a Lowcountry story together like no other. The Hurricane Sisters is one of her best. Plan on joining the characters for an uplifting but emotional roller coaster as they learn about themselves and how take care of each other.
I love all Dorothea Benton Frank Books!
Not her best work, goes back and forth from each character’s perspective