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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 WeekendVictoria Benton Frank transports us to her familys 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 Sullivans 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 Maggies troubled mother, Lily. But once Maggie returns, she finds that her hometown of Sullivans 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 ofSouth Carolina, she feels herself changing like the Atlantic tides, rediscovering the roots she left behind, and a new and different version of herselfone who can see how a minor crash into the back of a very handsome farmers truck may become fortunate. Or perhaps its even fate?When the three generations of South Carolina women join forcesthe family pillar Gran, troubled Lily, impulsive Violet, and redoubtable Maggieanything is possible.