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  • By: Dorothea Benton Frank
  • Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
  • Category: Family Life, Fiction
  • Length: 10 hours 49 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: May 31, 2016
  • Language: English
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All Summer Long Audiobook Summary

Dorothea Benton Frank novels are filled with smart and witty fiction that every reader wants on their bookshelf: soulful, edgy stories about realistic characters familiar to us all that explore the most deeply felt moments of life with wry humor and heart.

All Summer Long follows one charming New York couple – prominent interior designer Olivia Ritchie and her husband Nicholas Seymour, an English professor and true southern gentleman. They are seemingly polar opposites, yet magnetically drawn together and in love for more than fourteen years.

As they prepare to relocate to Charleston, S.C., Olivia, the ultimate New Yorker, has reservations about the promise she made to retire in the Lowcountry, where Nick wants to return home and lead a more peaceful life. They are moving north to south, fast pace versus slow pace and downsizing. Nick is ecstatic. Olivia is not. She can’t let Nick know that their finances are not what he thought. Her client list is evaporating, their monetary reserves are dwindling and maybe that house she picked out on Sullivans Island needs too much work. Thank God, for her assistant, Roni Larini, her right (and sometimes left) hand.

As they find themselves pondering the next step of their lives, Olivia and Nick travel with her billionaire clients and their friends and are swept up into the world of the ultra-rich and explore the globe with a cast of zany eccentrics over one tumultuous, hot summer. All as Olivia grapples with what lies ahead for her and Nick.

This is a story of how plans evolve and lives change in unexpected ways, how even those who have everything are still looking for something more. Even the most successful people can often struggle to keep things together. All Summer Long asks the ultimate question: can money buy happiness? From Sullivans Island to Necker Island to Nantucket to the beaches of Southern Spain, we’ll come to recognize the many faces of true love, love that deepens and endures but only because one woman makes a tremendous leap of faith. And that leap changes everything.

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All Summer Long Audiobook Narrator

Bernadette Dunne is the narrator of All Summer Long audiobook that was written by Dorothea Benton Frank

New York Times bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivans Island, South Carolina. Until her passing in 2019, Dorothea and her husband split their time between New Jersey and South Carolina. A contemporary voice of the South, Dorothea Benton Frank was beloved by fans and friends alike since her debut novel Sullivans Island. Readers from coast to coast fell for the quick wit and the signature humor that permeated her many bestselling novels.

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Dorothea Benton Frank is the author of All Summer Long

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Narrator Bernadette Dunne
Length 10 hours 49 minutes
Author Dorothea Benton Frank
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Publisher HarperAudio
Release date May 31, 2016
ISBN 9780062466662

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The publisher of the All Summer Long is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Family Life, Fiction

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The publisher of the All Summer Long is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062466662.

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Goodreads Reviews

Nurse Lisa In Ohio

July 12, 2016

I just adore anything by Dorthea Benton Frank! I really found myself completely "sucked in" with All Summer Long...the story, the characters, all of it. Hopelessly addicted in seconds! ☺️

Judy

May 31, 2016

A special thank you to HarperCollins and LibraryThing Early Reviewers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Stunning Hardcover!Dorothea Benton Frank, the "Queen" of Southern Fiction, returns following All the Single Ladies (2015) with her kickoff annual summer beach read—ALL SUMMER LONG. It just wouldn't be complete without our DBF fix! From glamorous Manhattan, Nantucket, Spain to Sullivan’s Island, SC- a couple from different walks of life. A crazy tumultuous summer; coming to find happiness through life’s storms in unexpected ways: Belonging. A powerful story of renewal and magic in the LowCountry.Meet Olivia, a New York highly successful top interior designer. Over the years she has had the privilege of observing the private and personal habits of the rich and famous. She has worked hard to rebuild her life after her first philandering financially irresponsible medical student husband, had taken everything and left.She was determined this would never happen again. She buried herself in her work and built her business, one gnarly client at a time. Single life was lovely; however, she was fortunate to meet another man—a Southern gentleman from the Lowcountry. They remarried and have had a happy life. She still managed her independence at the same time. Nick was like Olivia in that he also collected things. He loved leather bound books for his study. They loved to travel. He was a professor and the bulk of their money came from her and her business. She handled their finances. However now, it was time to downsize—(necessary) the economy and her business was slowly shrinking. She has not told her husband their dire situation. She keeps thinking she would attain more clients, but she fears in the minds of her clients- she would be washed up. Moving away from New York would be horrific. Why in the world would a client in Manhattan hire an interior designer from anywhere else? She had promised Nick, a confirmed bachelor, when they married fourteen years ago, when he moved in with her, they would retire to Sullivan’s Island, SC-- the land of his ancestors and boyhood. He was so excited . . and looked forward to their simpler life. He wanted to share every part of the South with her. Olivia was not so sure. She has purchased a big old house to keep up her image, which needed a lot of work; however, how would they be able to afford the renovation and lifestyle without the money coming in? She knew the house would be far too grand for Nick’s taste. She hoped to build her business once back in SC, and as usual she was in a panic. In the meantime, they are globetrotting, cruises and jetting around the world with the rich and famous, hoping for more work from these clients. She liked being younger than Nick, and the only other person she could depend on besides her husband, was her assistant Roni. With her Manhattan lifestyle behind, can Olivia survive in the LowCountry, with no housekeeper, clients or contacts in Charleston,--places to shop, or get her hair done? She was stripped of her possessions. She had been playing the denial game for far too long. It was either Nick or Charleston---he had always had a desire for beautiful things—the big city. Whereas Nick’s parents lived a modest island life, but they gave him a world of things to feel passionate about and to love—encouragement. Olivia’s parents gave her none of those values. Now Nick, age sixty-seven, an historian, had come back to the Lowcountry and slipped right back into his boyhood life without missing a beat. Olivia on the other hand was adapting slowly and her heart carried some gloom—she loved him and was determined to rise above the feeling that she was the proverbial fish out of water.From their billionaire friends, Bob and his wife Maritza. and their differences, a cast of other eccentric characters—the ups and downs, dramas, Nantucket, and Roni---possibly Olivia might get used to the South. From friends, and lots of life’s curve balls—the enchanted waters of Sullivan’s Island might wash the urban demons out to sea. An opening of heart and mind Believing, Faith, Love. Relationships, bonds, and marriage—trusting and loving. Money does not always buy happiness. Dorothea Benton Frank once again brings her love and passion of the LowCountry to the pages making her characters come alive. From wit, charm, drama, and local flavor-from fresh fish, dogs, dolphins, music, seagulls, seaside, laughter—and dreams, a powerful place, happiness-home at last.Not as extreme opposites as Green Acres, the American TV sitcom, starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor, couple who move from New York City to a country farm. 1965-1971. However, quite entertaining! JDCMustReadBooks

DJ

June 05, 2016

Favorite Quotes:She could be described as bitchy on occasion. Okay, somewhat often. Actually, she was a worrier, and sometimes she may have appeared to be aloof or maybe ill humored when she was just worried... But when she needed to, she could channel Grace Kelly.My sweet husband is the cook in the family... It's critical for him to love the kitchen. Otherwise we eat my cooking and die.Actually, seeing Dorothy was enough to give you nightmares. Her complexion was geisha pale, and she wore dark vampire-red lipstick. She was so thin it was disturbing to see her in a swimsuit, and when she was dressed, she swaddled herself in fashions so bizarre that she look like Jane Jetson met Lady Gaga in a dark place.Roni's face was blood red. Olivia and Nick were beyond the age of sensing pheromones in the air, but had they been able to, they would've noticed that the room was swarming with them. Perhaps the entire house was suddenly flooded with them. It was as though they all were trapped in a snow globe full of raging, sexy, twerking pheromones. Even the normally super composed, all-business Jason Fowler was way off kilter and grinning like an idiotic schoolboy.Colette's earrings had to have been a guilt gift from Bob; at least they looked like something he might have brought home after he did something completely unforgivable. Olivia had the funny thought that great sex doesn't last, but diamonds are forever.My Review:All Summer Long was a delightful treat from beginning to end. I adored this sweet couple and their feisty and witty banter. Dorothea Benton Frank is a master wordsmith and I remain in awe of her skills. As with all her books, All Summer Long was smartly written, laced with crisp humor, vibrant and complex characters, clever dialogue, and keen observations and insights. I don't think I could ever tire of reading her work.

Sara

June 01, 2016

I say this every year, but it isn't summer until I've read the latest by Dorothea Benton Frank, and it's true for this year. Her books are the start of my summer and I always enjoy them. I absolutely adore this author because every time I read her books I wonder to myself why am I not living in the Carolina Lowcountry? Probably because I'm poor and have responsibilities like the loser adult that I am. But someday, the Lowcountry is on my travel list because it is the epitome of the south, summer, lemonade and sweet tea. Anyways. So this book gives you the same feel as all of her others, and it's full of fun characters (some of which are hard to like), an amazing setting, humor, and the kind of story you can see yourself telling your best friend about this one time you went on vacation in the Lowcountry. Olivia is so hard to like, mostly because we meet her first and it's clear she's keeping some pretty big secrets from her husband, mainly their lack of income. Her husband, Nick, is blissfully oblivious and probably more so because he is going back to his roots as he and Olivia downsize and move back to the south as far away from their fast paced, overfull lives in New York City. He knows that the move is a lot for Olivia, it means she's making big sacrifices for him, but he's confident that once she's there she'll see the positive of the move. But the move doesn't take place until an over the top, lavish vacation with clients of Olivia's, where we meet a whole slew of nut job characters. We have the rich undercover playboy married to a former southern waitress, that waitress is now the mom of a very demanding child but also oblivious that her husband is cheating on her with the nanny. The nanny, who can't stand the mother who is sure if only she'd get out of the picture, playboy who be faithful to her, and so many others who have their own agendas, are rude, but give you the absolute best stories to take back to your friends about your vacation. This leads to all kinds of absurd and obscene behavior, as if the guests have to one up each other in outrageous behavior, all the while Nick and Olivia maintain their normal relationship (despite Olivia not being totally truthful about their actual financial situation). It's funny, it's touching, and I would bet some of you could personally relate to Nick and Olivia's relationship, if not for the financial situation, but for the need to downsize and transition into a new stage of life with your partner. It's a fun read, I got through this in a weekend and I adored it, just like I've adored all of Dorothea's books. It's a solid summer read and I suggest it because Dorothea will never leave you disappointed!

Betty

April 04, 2017

I’m very excited to be today’s stop on the blog tour for All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank! Before I begin, I’d like to thank TLC Book Tours for allowing me to participate, and William Morrow Paperbacks for sending me my review copy.All Summer Long tells the story of Olivia, a New York interior designer, who is married to Nick, a just-retired history professor. Years ago, Olivia promised to move to Sullivan’s Island when Nick retired, and the time to make good on her promise has arrived. Unbeknownst to Nick, recent setbacks in Olivia’s business have compromised their financial security. She needs work—and plenty of it—to get their money situation sorted out. With that in mind, Olivia is especially looking forward to vacationing with long-time client Bob and his (latest) wife, Maritza. She feels confident that the cruise to a private island with the billionaire couple (and a few of their friends) will result in more than enough work to keep her busy and give a much needed boost to her bank account.Instead, she finds herself being the unwilling confidant Maritza chooses to talk about her marital woes, as well as an embarrassed witness to the nanny brazenly flaunting her affair with Bob while another woman tries in vain to capture Bob’s affections while making a drunken spectacle of herself repeatedly. Then there’s Bob’s adult son from his previous marriage, who shares the rest of the group’s openly hostile opinion that Maritza is a gold-digger who broke up his parent’s marriage. The vacation proves to be anything but relaxing, particularly after a frightful episode involving Bob and Maritza’s little girl. But that feels like heaven in retrospect when the group gathers again for the wedding of Bob’s son… and one of the guests is Bob’s ex-wife.It had been a long time since I last traveled to the Carolina Lowcountry within the pages of one of Dorothea’s books, so I was looking forward to letting my imagination take flight for a leisurely visit once more. I’ll be honest and say that I was expecting a story set primarily in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. That didn’t happen, but while I was the tiniest bit disappointed, I still found myself enthralled with the wildly unpredictable cast of characters that made up Bob’s group of friends. They are ridiculously rich, often unlikable, and I couldn’t relate to any of them at all… but I had such fun reading about them! (And, more often than not, rolling my eyes at many of the self-important things they would say.)Without a doubt, my favorite character was Maritza. I could vividly picture everything she did in my mind’s eye. I adored her no nonsense attitude and the way she handled a sticky situation near the end of the book. She was such a hoot! Nick was a close second. How could I not love a character with such a love for history, and who took such joy in introducing his big city wife to one of the South’s most simple, yet incredibly delicious, culinary delights? If you’re curious about what it was? It was a tomato sandwich. (Trust me… they are heavenly!) This may have been my favorite scene in the entire book, actually, because the way it played out felt so authentic.I enjoyed reading this book very much, and would definitely recommend it to others.

Laura Bender

March 13, 2022

It was a sweet story that had a bit of a twist towards the end. I wish that it would have a few more twists earlier in the story line which would have kept my interest sooner. But overall a very nice book!

Kathryn

May 01, 2017

Olivia - interior designer in NY who is on the brink of bankruptcy, she needs new clients to keep her business going, quite a hoarder, many expensive knick knacks.Nick - husband, absent minded professor about to retire - moving to Sullivan's Island. doing up beach house bought by Olivia, so they are about to down size, which gladdens minimalist Nick's heart. Also happens to be anxious and a little OCD about hygiene on planes etc.Nick and Olivia have their peccadilloes, yet they love each other and their relationship is strong. Both are principled people and they are really well matched.Contrasted with them is the very wealthy Bob who has provided Olivia with much business due to the fact of his oft changing of the guard in terms of wives. The present wife Maritza is someone who loves Bob but its obvious his eye is roving again. They have one very indulged four year old daughter and a nanny Ellen who is the object of the roving eye. Along with them are the hangers on who surround Bob and live the life of the tedious rich. Some rather revolting on a catty level. It took me a little while to become wrapped up in this book, but once Maritza entered the story for some reason I became caught up in it and read the book in just over a day. Maritza might appear a little ordinary to some of those catty women, but when she stands she sure does it well.I loved the exploration of does wealth bring happiness? Is lack of money going to bring unhappiness, what is true friendship and what makes a great marriage? The range of settings was fun and I enjoyed visiting them all. There was the contrast of city and country life and the simple and the rich life. Dorothea Benton Frank's writing brings them all very much alive.I ended up loving this book and the characters in it, it was with great reluctance I closed the book at the end.

Ann

April 27, 2016

It took me several chapters to get into this story and that is unusual for one of my favorite authors, Dorothea Benton Frank. It also took me awhile to warm up to Olivia, the central character to this book. She and her husband Nick are moving to Nick's old stomping grounds of Sullivan's Island as they are getting older and looking at his retirement. Most of this book focuses on billionaire Bob and his wife Maritza. As they all gather together for a wedding on Bob's yacht there are cat fights and intrigue as all the player gather. Lots of mystery and trickery among the guests with consistent and strong love between Nick and Olivia make this a solid story to enjoy. I wish there had been more story actually at Sullivan's Island.

Jules

December 13, 2019

All Summer Long is a character driven novel. While the author does use a major life change in her main characters’ lives as an overall plot arc, the feels more about people and relationships.Readers meet Olivia and Nick as they are moving out of their expensive apartment in NYC and renovating a not-so-small country house in the Low Country where Nick grew up. This huge transition creates a lot of tension and strife in Olivia that later translates to relationship issues such as trust and communication.Author Dorothea Benton Frank uses Olivia and Nick’s wealthy friends and their dysfunctional lives as a way to further explore relationships. Each couple has their own issues, and Olivia and Nick juxtapose to Bob and Maritza (and their entourage) seem the normal, happy couple even though their marital issues seem to be at the center of the story. There are a few plot points that are far-fetched, but overall, All Summer Long is a pleasant, leisurely-paced book. It’s filled with vivid descriptions that pull the reader into life in both the city and the country. There are strong underlying messages of “money doesn’t buy happiness” and the power of a trust and love in a marriage. The audiobook is excellently narrated by Bernadette Dunne.3.5 starsFor more reading recommendations, visit Book Junkie Reviews at www.abookjunkiereviews.wordpress.com

Kathleen (Kat)

June 03, 2016

"Whether the subject of change was partners, possessions, or places, some people had an easy time letting go."I love capturing the essence of the novel I'm reviewing by its opening sentence and this one launches All Summer Long, the latest novel from best selling author Dorothea Benton Frank. Readers who are looking for something wonderful to read this summer, will definitely want to add this to their beach or lakeside bag as it is sure to provide you with simply all the entertainment and virtual escape you will need. Olivia Ritchie, an interior designer and owner of her own company, has been living in two worlds. One in New York where she has made a wonderful living working on upscale designs for some of New York's wealthiest clientele. She has a great marriage with her husband Nick Seymour, an English professor and southern gentlemen who has made Olivia promise that one day they will leave the rat race and settle back in his childhood home of Charleston, South Carolina. For Olivia that day has come. The one thing she has failed to do, is to clue Nick in on their finances. He has retired and while drawing his retirement, small pension and social security, Olivia had always felt confident she could handle all the finances. That is until the market began to dry up and clients could no longer afford those expensive homes that fed her salary requirements to keep the lifestyle she loved afloat. Without telling Nick, she agrees to sell their New York condo in lieu of keeping her promise and downsize to Charleston. It also means that her love of collecting trinkets to decorate their home, will have to go as well. But she vows she will do what is necessary to keep them alive until her next client comes through, which in this case is Bob and Martiza Vasile. To say they're are rich is a complete understatement and this affords them the luxury of experiencing what it's like to be rich without all the hassle when they are invited on trips to private islands aboard a yacht, last minute trips to Spain for their son's wedding or whenever Maritza need's a good friend to talk to, Olivia is the one to call. But like the saying goes, life isn't always greener on the other side and when Olivia and Nick see what turmoil Maritza and Bob's marriage is, they vow to do all they can to help. I mean if you can't help your very well off friends, who can you help? After all, these trips are all 100% paid for by the Vasile's who don't seem to have a bottom to their bank account. I received All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank compliments of William Morrow Publishers, a division of Harper Collins Publishers in exchange for my honest review. I did not receive any monetary compensation, aside from a free copy of this novel in exchange for my personal honest unbiased opinion. I absolutely LOVED this novel. From the catty arguments between the rich friends who show up on these excursions, to the far fetched things Bob decides to spend his money on. It's like living vicariously through this novel what it might be like to either have that kind of money or simply be able to enjoy it from those who do. I love the relationship that Nick and Olivia have as well because at the heart of it all, they have what works, and it shows that money can't buy it all. I would rate this one 4 out of 5 based on my rating system as there is some profanity used in this novel that might offend readers. Without that, it would be a 5 out of 5 stars.

Pam

July 04, 2021

Another great story by this author. Much more bad behavior. To quote someone in the book "Rich people suck." Would make a good comedy movie with tons of product placement. There were a few distracting typos, and I can't help wonder why as she's written so many books, there should be a great team around her. I was also put off by the discussion of the main characters about slavery. It's curious that in many of her books, characters identify themselves as "geechee" which many consider to be the descendants of slaves in the Lowcountry. Could be a matter of perspectives, I guess. But I've watched enough "Finding Your Roots" and done my own family's genealogy to question the statement "none of my family owned slaves." As always, this is an easy read, with engaging characters who seem real (and many have real people's names), random tidbits of random trivia, with a lot of rapturous culinary and seashore descriptions and relationship stuff galore.

Debbie

July 12, 2016

I enjoyed the latest from DBF. It took me a few chapters to get into this book, but in the end it was a really good read. These books always make summer complete.

Ann

June 17, 2020

Great summer read especially during the 2020 pandemic when most of us are currently travel restricted. Readers were transported on travel adventures to fantastic places including Manhattan, Charleston, Nantucket, Necker Island in the Caribbean and Palma Majorca for a wedding in Spain. Private planes, mega yachts and even a submarine were our mode of travel as we embarked on our adventure with an interior designer to the wealthy. Relationships were explored while drama ensued with all of the characters represented in the story. Major life changes Intertwined the pages with personal life altering circumstances facing the main character as she navigated her husband’s retirement, financial crisis and a dramatic relocation from Manhattan to the low country of South Carolina. Very entertaining page turner! Lots of fun.

Leslie

August 28, 2022

I really enjoyed this book, and will look for more of her novels

Paula

September 02, 2021

Lowcountry. lifeI have discovered my new “favorite author“. Reading this book makes you look at marriage , Love, and wealth in different ways. Reading books by Dorthea Benton Frank is like taking a vacation . I can’t wait for my next trip through one of her books !

Vicki

September 26, 2019

A novel about retirement and downsizing seemed too a propos to pass up. Wish I could borrow the heroine's organizing assistant!

Rene

January 08, 2018

My favorite chic lit authors does it again. A pleasant story with a solid message. If you are over the romance category then this is a good direction to go.

Sue

May 23, 2016

Olivia is an interior designer in New York City. As a long time resident, this is the life that she knows and loves. When she married her husband Nicholas, a professor and historian, she promised that when he retired, they would relocate to Sullivan's Island near Charleston SC. That time has come and Olivia needs to make the move but the problem is that she has severe cash flow problems due to a down turn in her work and she hasn't shared that information with her husband. Add in some very rich and very crass people that they go on a yacht trip and you have an interesting look into the life of the rich and famous - and that life didn't look too great! The book is about the move and whether Olivia can make the transition and still keep her business and her husband happy. I am a long time fan of Dorothea Benton Frank and have read all of her books. She writes lovingly of the South Carolina low country and you feel that you are sitting on the beach when you read her descriptions. The only thing that I didn't like about her new book All Summer Long is that more of it took place in NYC and on a yacht than in SC so there was little time to spend in SC. As a long time reader, I would have preferred more time in SC and lots less in NYC. Despite that, I enjoyed this book and thank the author for my first glimpse of the beach (though a short glimpse) this reading season.(Thanks to LibraryThing for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.)

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