Dorothea Olivia Benton Frank was a best-selling American novelist. Her novels, including Porch Lights and By Invitation Only, are set in South Carolina.
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By Invitation Only: A Novel
My mother stood at the kitchen sink, scrubbing the ancient cast-iron pot as though it was encrusted with the residue of mortal sins, sins somehow fused into the metal. In fact, it was coated with scorched beef stew, tonight’s dinner gone forgotten