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Reunion Beach

By: Elin Hilderbrand, Adriana Trigiani, Patti Callahan Henry, Cassandra King, Nathalie Dupree, Marjory Wentworth, Mary Alice Monroe
Narrated by: Susan Bennett
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Publisher's summary

In this warm and moving anthology, a group of best-selling authors and writers pay tribute to legendary, larger-than-life New York Times best-selling 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, admiration, and grief into stories and poems that celebrate this remarkable woman and her abiding love for the Lowcountry of her native South Carolina - a land of beauty, history, charm, and Gullah magic she so brilliantly brought to life in her acclaimed novels.

  • From Elin Hilderbrand, number-one New York Times best-selling author, a sequel to Summer of ’69.
  • From Adriana Trigiani, New York Times best-selling author, comes a heartwarming, humorous interview from the hereafter with Pat Conroy and Dorothea Benton Frank, two beloved icons of Southern literature.
  • From Patti Callahan, best-selling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis and Surviving Savannah, comes The Bridemaids, a story about a trip to the South Carolina beach.
  • From Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times best-selling 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 best-selling author and staff writer for The New Yorker
  • Cassandra King Conroy, best-selling 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 remarkable spirit, Reunion Beach is a literary homage and beautiful audio keepsake that keeps this dearly missed writer’s flame burning bright.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Remembering

I truly enjoyed hearing the memories of and tributes to Dorothea Benton Frank! It was evident that she was highly respected among her friends.

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Not just short stories!

It compilation of low country, reunion and Dot stories. Each one was great. I loved it.

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Great tribute to DBF.

Great tribute to DBF. Loved it. Such wonderful stories and heartwarming poems and essays. Must read DBF lovers.

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Beautiful tribute

One of my favorite authors that I will truly miss. Thank you so much for sharing memories.

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Excellent tribute

The stories and writings honoring Dorothea Benton Frank are wonderful! What an delightful impression she left on family, friends and fans.

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Tears for a Friend 🥲

Have only just learned this sad news. Am heartbroken. This is a lovely tribute to such a special woman. I’ll listen to this often.

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REUNION BEACH is an uneven mixture of short stories and other tributes to and inspired by the late Dorothea Benton Frank. I enjoyed the stories by Elin Hilderbrand, Mary Alice Monroe and Cassandra King Conroy, but not much else in this collection.

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Wonderful Memories

I cried as I listened to this as Dorothea Benton Frank was the first author I listened to on Audible...the memories of her children and friends were simply beautiful...I've purchased and read just about all of her books...she's surely missed...

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I’m crying

Oh how I love and miss Dottie! I was blessed to meet her at a book signing in 2005 and then again chatting with her at the Charleston Airport as we were both coming home. This was AMAZING

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Wonderful tribute to a super writer and person!

I had enjoyed tremendously her stories. It has been a big loss. I admire the tribute that all her friends had put together!
Thank you for all you do!

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