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Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale — Content Guide for Parents

By Dorothea Benton FrankBerkley BooksISBN 9780425202715316 pages
Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale

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  • ViolenceBrief

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  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles

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  • Profanity
  • Gender & orientation
  • Profanity: No source gives the book's wording or says anything about swearing.
  • Gender & orientation: The sources give only a short blurb and brief reviews of this novel, with no mention of LGBTQ+ characters, so it cannot be ruled out.

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Religion

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Catapulted from her home, her marriage and her children, artist Rebecca Simms has come to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, to hide herself from herself. Little does she know that on this arrogantly shabby family playground, shell encounter three people who will change her life: a wise and irresistible octogenarian who will pry her secrets from her, a gallery owner who caters to interior decorators and heaven save us, tourists, and a retired attorney from Columbia whos complacent in her fat and sassy life until Rebeccas stormy advent...

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A description says the main character's husband was abusive and sent her away, but it does not say what kind of abuse or whether any is shown.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have violence?

    Found (Brief): A description says the main character's husband was abusive and sent her away, but it does not say what kind of abuse or whether any is shown.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source gives the book's wording or says anything about swearing.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Pawleys Island A Lowcountry Tale have gender & orientation?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources give only a short blurb and brief reviews of this novel, with no mention of LGBTQ+ characters, so it cannot be ruled out.