And to the booksellers—especially Patti Morrison, Avery Cline, Emily Morrison, and every last soul from Barnes & Noble in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; Tom Warner and Vicki Crafton of Litchfield Books in Pawleys Island; Jennifer McCurry of Waldenbooks in Charleston; Andy and Carrie Graves of Happy Bookseller in Columbia; Frazer Dobson and Sally Brewster at Park Road Books in Charlotte; and to Omar Dowdy and Larry Kirshbaum, my old friend and new friend—huge hugs and kisses to you, one and all.
   Special bowing and scraping to my wonderful cousin Charles “Comar” Blanchard Jr., whom we adore for who he is and to whom we owe enormous gratitude for everything he does.
   Obviously, the bulk of all my thanks I should place at the feet of my wonderful, brilliant, handsome husband, Peter, and our two gorgeous, outrageously funny, and smart nearly adult children, Victoria and William. We are so proud of you and I thank you for understanding this crazy career of mine and always rolling with the insanity with such warmth and love. I love you all with all I’ve got. But back to Peter for a moment—hey, Pete? You’re number one! (Inside joke.) Seriously, I love you and thanks!
   And to my readers? I thank you again and again for all your nice e-mails, for coming out to book signings, and for being so great in every way. Your generous words of support keep me going in the tough moments and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
   About the Author
   New York Times bestselling author DOROTHA BENTON FRANK was born and raised on Sullivans Island, South Carolina. She and her long-suffering husband, Peter, divide their time between the New York area and Charleston, South Carolina, where their two children are in college and spending every last dime their parents’ earn. They thank you for your support.
   www.dotfrank.com
   Visit www.AuthorTracker.com for exclusive information on your favorite HarperCollins author.
   ALSO BY DOROTHEA BENTON FRANK
   Full of Grace
   Pawleys Island
   Shem Creek
   Isle of Palms
   Plantation
   Sullivan’s Island
   Credits
   Jacket Design by Richard Aquan
   Jacket Photographs of Beach by Stephen Alvarez/Getty Images; woman with scarf by Veer
   Copyright
   This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
   THE LAND OF MANGO SUNSETS. Copyright © 2007 by Dorothea Benton Frank. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
   ePub edition March 2007 ISBN 9780061746499
   10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
   About the Publisher
   Australia
   HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
   25 Ryde Road (PO Box 321)
   Pymble, NSW 2073, Australia
   http://www.harpercollinsebooks.com.au
   Canada
   HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
   55 Avenue Road, Suite 2900
   Toronto, ON, M5R, 3L2, Canada
   http://www.harpercollinsebooks.ca
   New Zealand
   HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Limited
   P.O. Box 1
   Auckland, New Zealand
   http://www.harpercollinsebooks.co.nz
   United Kingdom
   HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
   77-85 Fulham Palace Road
   London, W6 8JB, UK
   http://www.harpercollinsebooks.co.uk
   United States
   HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
   10 East 53rd Street
   New York, NY 10022
   http://www.harpercollinsebooks.com   
    
   Dorothea Benton Frank, The Land of Mango Sunsets  
                 Thank you for reading books on BookFrom.Net   Share this book with friends