Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman’s quest to find the love she deserves, from New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank.
Leslie Anne Greene Carter is The Last Original Wife among her husband Wesley’s wildly successful Atlanta social set. His cronies have all traded in … cronies have all traded in the mothers of their children they promised to love and cherish — ’til death did them part — for tanned and toned young Barbie brides.
If losing the social life and close friends she adored wasn’t painful enough, a series of setbacks shake Les’s world and push her to the edge. She’s had enough of playing the good wife to a husband who thinks he’s doing her a favor by keeping her around. She’s not going to waste another minute on people she doesn’t care to know. Now, she’s going to take some time for herself — in the familiar comforts and stunning beauty of Charleston, her beloved hometown. In her brother’s stately historic home, she’s going to reclaim the carefree girl who spent lazy summers sharing steamy kisses with her first love on Sullivans Island. Along Charleston’s live oak- and palmetto-lined cobblestone streets, under the Lowcountry’s dazzling blue sky, Les will indulge herself with icy cocktails, warm laughter, divine temptation and bittersweet memories. Daring to listen to her inner voice, she will realize what she wants… and find the life of which she’s always dreamed.
Told in the alternating voices of Les and Wes, The Last Original Wife is classic Dorothea Benton Frank: an intoxicating tale of family, friendship, self-discovery, and love, that is as salty as a Lowcountry breeze and as invigorating as a dip in Carolina waters on a sizzling summer day.
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Good read; enjoyable
Dorothea Frank Benton is ALWAYS good!
Thought they a was one of her best!
Loved it. I will miss her
ANY book written by Dorothea Benton Frank is a great book. This book does not fail on being a beachy fun read.
The book starts slowly, and it takes some grit to stay with it. However, about half way through, it becomes quite exciting and the reader is not sure who will win out in the end, or how. Well worth sticking with it to the end! It is a good selection for a book club to read because the characters provide lots of discussion.
Loved this book and this protagonist. Didnt want to leave her.
Loved this book!
Always a wonderful read from Dorthea Benton-Frank. Love her books .
I love all of Dorthea Benton Frank’s books. This book, as all of her books, is a delicious immersion into life in the romantic South.
Great read!
She is one of my favorite authors, but this is not one of her best, in my opinion.
I’m so glad the world has changed so much that some of you (younger women I presume) found the husband unbelievable and the wife a wimp for putting up with his controlling ways. Yay!
I love her books!
This is my favorite book ever. I bought this book on audiobooks and I have listened to it over and over. I dont buy books normally, I get them from my library. I cant say enough about this book. It is awesome!
A wonderful author. I’ve read many of her books and love all of them.
The Last Original Wife is the first book I’ve read from this author, and it definitely won’t be the last! Such a charming story set in South Carolina and southern Georgia, of a woman’s journey to find the love and life she’s always deserved. This book will transport you right to Charleston’s Lowcountry, on cobblestone streets surrounded by …
Love all her books. Can’t wait for the next one to come out!
Dorothea Benton Frank never fails to delight!
Anything she writes is a treat