Reunion Beach

Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank

By: Elin Hilderbrand, Adriana Trigiani, Patti Callahan Henry, Cassandra King, Nathalie Dupree, Marjory Wentworth, Mary Alice Monroe

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins

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.

©2021 HarperCollins Publishers (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

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.

Great tribute to DBF.

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

Beautiful tribute

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

Not just short stories!

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

Great Anthology in honor of Dorothea Benton Frank

Having previously read a few of D B Frank's books (and really enjoyed them), this great collection made me sad not to have known her, as there are many parallels and inspire me to read more of her books as well as the other authors, want to cook and drink some of her favs and get to know her family! I now know what to read next! I feel sure she would be pleased. My condolences for your loss. May your memories give you much comfort!

Great read.

I had never heard of the author this book memorializes but intended to read them all. I laughed and at times felt sad. What a woman she must have been.

Good overall

Overall this collection honoring Dorothea Benton Frank is a good collection. The one short story that stands out for me is “Postcards from Heaven” by Adriana Trigiani. It is a mixture of emotions from awww to humorous to tearful and not necessarily in that order. If you are looking for a simple feel good read, this is your book.

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.

Meh

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.

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...