{"product_id":"reunion-beach-stories-inspired-by-dorothea-benton-frank-9780063090088","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 warm and moving 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, 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. \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 heartwarming, humorous interview from the hereafter with Pat Conroy and Dorothea Benton Frank, two beloved icons of Southern literature.\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 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 remarkable 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\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDupree, Nathalie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNathalie Dupree\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of fourteen cookbooks. She is best known for her approachability and her understanding of Southern cooking, having started the New Southern Cooking movement now found in many restaurants throughout the United States, and co-authoring \u003cem\u003eMastering the Art of Southern Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathalie, as she is known to her fans, has won wide recognition for her work, including four James Beard Awards and numerous others. She was also founding Chairman of the Charleston Wine and Food Festival, a founding member of many culinary organizations including the prestigious Southern Foodways and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is married to author Jack Bass and lives in Charleston, SC. She travels extensively, lecturing and teaching. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCallahan Henry, Patti:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Callahan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of fifteen novels including the Historical Fiction, \u003cem\u003eBecoming Mrs. Lewis--The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSurviving Savanna\u003c\/em\u003eh. In addition, she is the recipient of The Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year for 2020 and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year for 2019 and The Christy Award--A 2019 Winner Book of the Year.\" The author is also the host of the popular seven-part original Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis Podcast Series\". Patti is also the Co-creator and co-host of the weekly web show and podcast Friends \u0026amp; Fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatti and Dottie met when Patti's first book was released in 2004 at a SIBA conference where the friendship was instant and long lasting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWentworth, Marjory:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarjory Wentworth \u003c\/strong\u003eis the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoems Celebrating Poets\u003c\/em\u003e (with Kwame Alexander and Chris Colderley) and many other works and poems.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eHer poems have been nominated for The Pushcart Prize six times.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eShe is the current poet laureate of South Carolina. 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