Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank

Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER! In this entertaining anthology, a group of bestselling authors and writers pay tribute to legendary, larger-than-life  New York Times  bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank and her literary legacy. Inspired by the title Dorothea Benton Frank planned for her next book— Reunion Beach —these close friends and colleagues channeled their creativity and admiration into stories and poems that celebrate this remarkable woman and her abiding love for the Lowcountry of her native South Carolina—and Charleston—a place of beauty, history, charm, and Gullah magic.  From Elin Hilderbrand, #1  New York Times  bestselling author, a sequel to  Summer of ’69 . From Adriana Trigiani,  New York Times  bestselling author, comes a poignant, humorous interview from the hereafter between Pat Conroy and Dorothea Benton Frank. From Patti Callahan, bestselling author of  Becoming Mrs. Lewis  and  Surviving Savannah , comes  The Bridemaids , a story about a girls trip to the South Carolina beach. From Mary Alice Monroe,  New York Times  bestselling author,  Mother and Child Reunion , a heartwarming story set under the warm South Carolina sun. Reunion Beach  also features letters, short stories, poems, and essays from: Mary Norris,  New York Times  bestselling author and staff writer for  The New Yorker - Cassandra King Conroy, bestselling and award-winning author of  Tell Me A Story - Nathalie Dupree, James Beard Award–winning cookbook author - Marjory Wentworth, former Poet Laureate of South Carolina - Gervais Hagerty, author of  In Polite Company - Jacqueline Bouvier Lee, Peter Frank, Victoria Peluso, and William Frank Infused with Dorothea Benton Frank’s witty spirit,  Reunion Beach  is a literary homage and beautiful keepsake that keeps this dearly missed writer’s flame burning bright. "This is a must-read for Frank's legion of fans, who will leave the book with a sense of the author as larger than life in her work, in her generosity, and in her personality." - Booklist (starred review) "That’s what makes Reunion Beach the perfect tribute to Dottie Frank. It radiates with love—the love she felt for others and the love others felt for her. Thankfully her spirit lives on in her books." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution “ Reunion Beach is a poignant must-read for anyone who has spent a summer afternoon under the spell of Frank’s immersive storytelling." - Augusta Chronicle Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket, has three children and is the author of 27 novels, including SUMMER OF ‘69.  Elin met Dottie in the spring of 2017 at the annual Post & Courier luncheon in Charleston and Elin says, “It was love at first sight.” The two authors proceeded to meet on Nantucket every chance they got and they texted and emailed non-stop. They dreamed of doing a joint cooking show called “Cook the Books,” where they would invite a third author on to make a signature dish for each episode. They also talked about a cookbook called “The Southern Belle and the Gray Lady.” Elin’s summer of 2020 novel, 28 Summers , is dedicated to Dottie and Dottie makes a cameo appearance in Elin’s summer of 2021 novel, Golden Girl . “I will never again have a writer friend like Dottie,” Elin says. “Those of you who knew her understand what I mean, and those of you who didn’t will just have to trust me. They broke the mold.” Beloved by millions of readers around the world for her "dazzling" novels ( USA Today ), Adriana Trigiani is “a master of palpable and visual detail” ( Washington Post ) and “a comedy writer with a heart of gold” ( New York Times ). She is the  New York Times  bestselling author of twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including her latest,  The Good Left Undone-  an instant  New York Times  best seller, Book of the Month pick and  People’s  Book of the Week. Her work is published in 38 languages around the world. An award-winning playwright, television writer/producer and filmmaker, Adriana’s screen credits include writer/director of the major motion picture of her debut novel,  Big Stone Gap , the adaptation of her novel  Very Valentine  and director of  Then Came You . Adriana grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she co-founded  The Origin Project , an in-school writing program serving over 1,700 students in Appalachia. She is at work on her next novel for Dutton at Penguin Random House.  Follow Adriana on Facebook and Instagram @AdrianaTrigiani and on TikTok @AdrianaTrigianiAuthor or visit her website: AdrianaTrigiani.com.  Join Adriana’s Facebook LIVE show,  Adriana Ink , in conversation with the world’s greatest authors- Tuesdays at 3 PM EST! For more from Adriana’s interviews, you can subscribe to her Meta “Bulletin” column,  Adriana Spills the Ink : adrianatrigiani.bulletin.com/subscribe. Patti Callahan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fifteen novels including the Historical Fiction,  Becoming Mrs. Lewis—The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidm