The land of mango sunsets - dorothea benton frank

The New York Times bestselling author of Full of Grace delivers a highly addictive tale of hilarity, heat, and one womans journey toward the hard-won truth that a genuinely happy life comes with a generous heart.

Her despicable husband left her for a lingerie model whos barely more than a teenager, and her kids are busy with their own lives.

But before Miriam Elizabeth Swanson can work herself up into a true snit about it all, her newest tenant, Liz, arrives from Birmingham with plenty of troubles of her own.

Then Miriam meets a man named Harrison, who makes her laugh, makes her cry, and makes her feel like a brand-new woman.

Its almost too much for one Manhattan quasi-socialite to handle--so Miriams escaping to the enchanted and mysterious land of Sullivans Island, deep in the low country of South Carolina, a place where she can finally get her head on straight--and perhaps figure out that pride is not whats going to keep her warm at night .