The rich atmosphere of South Carolina, Hilton Head and
Charleston, is brought vividly to life by Dorothea Benton
Frank, a South Carolina native who, with her exquisitely
evocative prose, makes you smell the sea air, see the
palmettos, and savor the sweet tea, but this time it comes
with a side of antipasti.
Hilton Head, a South Carolina retirement heaven -- at
least it's supposed to be, but for Big Al and Connie
Russo, the move from New Jersey to this southern paradise
has been fraught with just a few complications. Especially
for their daughter, Grace.
Well, that's what she likes to be called. Her family
insists on Maria Graziella. Seriously, enough with the
Neapolitan. That might have been okay in New Jersey, but
now it's just plain silly, and Grace at thirty-two is,
horror of horrors, still unmarried. No wonder her family
drives her crazy. Well, that and the fact that she's
living with the man she would marry if they both weren't
so commitment phobic. Michael is a doctor and a scientist
and Grace is pretty sure he's also an atheist. Over the
years, Grace has become a bit ambivalent about her faith,
but her family is as old-fashioned Italian as they come.
So the stage is set for a major showdown that just might
change Grace's outlook on life, family, and the New South.
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