Caroline Venable has everything her Southern heritage promised: money, prestige, a rich husband. If she drinks a little too much and her 20-year marriage to successful land developer, Clay, seems a little empty, well, she's doing what she was born to do: be the chatelaine of a magnificent home and hostess to her husband's friends and prospective clients.
Her numbing routine of country-club luncheons, cocktail parties, and increasing isolation is interrupted, however, when Caro finds out that her tycoon husband plans to build a resort on a beautiful untouched island in South Carolina's low country. The island is a quiet haven, rich in lowcountry history and meaningful memories from Caro's youth. But most important to her, his plans will mean the devastation of a band of wild ponies that roam freely across the island. Spurred to action and inspired with new purpose, Caro must confront the life she has been leading and reach deep within herself to save this special place out of her past and, ultimately, make a meaningful life for herself.
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"I picked up this book because it is about a woman named Caroline, called Caro, and my name is Carolyn and sometimes my friends call me Caro. Also, it is set on an island off the southeastern coastline, and much of the description reminds me of St. Simons Island, off the coast of GA, where my grandmother lives and where I have visited since I was little. At first I thought the descriptions were a bit much, but the more I read the more I really got into the book and liked it."
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Carolyn (4 out of 5 stars)