{"product_id":"reunion-beach-stories-inspired-by-dorothea-benton-frank-9780063048942","title":"Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLER!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this entertaining anthology, a group of bestselling authors and writers pay tribute to legendary, larger-than-life \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank and her literary legacy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the title Dorothea Benton Frank planned for her next book--\u003cem\u003eReunion Beach\u003c\/em\u003e--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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Elin Hilderbrand, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, a sequel to \u003cem\u003eSummer of '69\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Adriana Trigiani, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author, comes a poignant, humorous interview from the hereafter between Pat Conroy and Dorothea Benton Frank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Patti Callahan, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBecoming Mrs. Lewis \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSurviving Savannah\u003c\/em\u003e, comes \u003cem\u003eThe Bridemaids\u003c\/em\u003e, a story about a girls trip to the South Carolina beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Mary Alice Monroe, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author, \u003cem\u003eMother and Child Reunion\u003c\/em\u003e, a heartwarming story set under the warm South Carolina sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReunion Beach\u003c\/em\u003e also features letters, short stories, poems, and essays from: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eMary Norris, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author and staff writer for \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003eCassandra King Conroy, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eTell Me A Story\u003c\/em\u003eNathalie Dupree, James Beard Award-winning cookbook authorMarjory Wentworth, former Poet Laureate of South CarolinaGervais Hagerty, author of \u003cem\u003eIn Polite Company\u003c\/em\u003eJacqueline Bouvier Lee, Peter Frank, Victoria Peluso, and William Frank\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfused with Dorothea Benton Frank's witty spirit, \u003cem\u003eReunion Beach\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary homage and beautiful keepsake that keeps this dearly missed writer's flame burning bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHilderbrand, Elin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eElin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket, has three children and is the author of 27 novels, including SUMMER OF '69. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElin met Dottie in the spring of 2017 at the annual Post \u0026amp; 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, \u003cem\u003e28 Summers\u003c\/em\u003e, is dedicated to Dottie and Dottie makes a cameo appearance in Elin's summer of 2021 novel, \u003cem\u003eGolden Girl\u003c\/em\u003e. \"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrigiani, Adriana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAdriana Trigiani is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of eighteen books in fiction and nonfiction, published in 38 languages, making her one of the most sought after speakers in the world of books today. 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