Meet the Author: Victoria Benton Frank

761 Coleman Boulevard,Mount Pleasant SC 29464

07 June, 2023

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Come meet local author, Victoria Benton Frank, to celebrate her debut novel, My Magnolia Summer! Victoria will be in the store on Wednesday, July 7th at 6:30 P.M. doing a reading, signing copies, and a q&a with the attendees. The price of the ticket includes a copy of the book and provided drinks. A great kick-off to the summer and a certified great beach read! Scroll to read more about the book: Charleston-born Maggie Adams (born Magnolia after the fairest summer flower) is chasing her New York City dream of being a chef. Sure, she misses her family and the balmy beach weather back home on Sullivan’s Island, but she’s inches away from her big break working at Bar JP, one of NYC’s most popular restaurants, and semi-happily involved in a romantic relationship with Ronny, a fickle, but handsome and talented chef she works with. The stars seemed aligned in her favor 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. Maggie rushes home to be by her side and soon finds herself playing catch-up on all the family drama that her New York life has shielded her from. The Magic Lantern, the restaurant owned and run by generations of women in her family, is being run into the ground by her mom’s new boyfriend Buster, and her sister seems headed for an epic breakup. Back home in South Carolina, between the marsh grasses and the dunes, Maggie steps into a new and different version of herself, one who rises to the occasion to fix the wrongs that have Advance Praise for MY MAGNOLIA SUMMER: "This enchanting novel will bring romance and sunshine to your summer reading list." —Elin Hildebrand, New York Times bestselling author “Victoria Benton Frank shows that she is the rightful heir to the crown of summertime storytellers. Her mother would be so proud." — Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author "Southern fiction has a fresh, fabulous voice in Victoria Benton Frank who owns summer with her delicious debut novel.” — Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author “Mesmerizing… a powerful debut… enchanting, hilarious and insightful.” — Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author