Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank
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Reviews
Rachel Hanes
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This book is a tiny treasure that I will cherish for a long time！I hope to one day have friends and family love me the way they have loved Dorothea Benton Frank。Reunion Beach is a tribute to the late Dorothea Benton Frank。 In this book are memories and stories told about times with DBF， or how they met her。 This book also includes many short stories from some wonderful authors that I typically do not read （but I can assure you these authors are now on my TBR list！）。 I especially loved ‘Postcards This book is a tiny treasure that I will cherish for a long time！I hope to one day have friends and family love me the way they have loved Dorothea Benton Frank。Reunion Beach is a tribute to the late Dorothea Benton Frank。 In this book are memories and stories told about times with DBF， or how they met her。 This book also includes many short stories from some wonderful authors that I typically do not read （but I can assure you these authors are now on my TBR list！）。 I especially loved ‘Postcards From Heaven’ by Adriana Trigiani。 In addition to the wonderful stories throughout this book， there are also recipes that are shared。 In fact， I really want to make some cornbread after reading this。 If you are a fan of Dorothea Benton Frank， you will want to get yourself a copy of this beautiful book。 The authors all did a wonderful job， and I am so glad that I had the pleasure of reading this anthology。I would like to thank Goodreads and HarperCollins/William Morrow for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Zibby Owens
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This anthology about Dorothea Benton Frank （Dottie） and was written by many bestselling authors， including Adriana Trigiani and Elin Hilderbrand。 It was a tribute to Dottie because of her untimely and sudden death。 Dottie was a huge bestseller since "Queen Bee" rocketed to number two in the charts。 "Reunion Beach" features letters， short stories， poems， and essays written by Dottie's friends and her editor。 It also includes her son and daughter's essays and a piece from her husband， Peter。"Reuni This anthology about Dorothea Benton Frank （Dottie） and was written by many bestselling authors， including Adriana Trigiani and Elin Hilderbrand。 It was a tribute to Dottie because of her untimely and sudden death。 Dottie was a huge bestseller since "Queen Bee" rocketed to number two in the charts。 "Reunion Beach" features letters， short stories， poems， and essays written by Dottie's friends and her editor。 It also includes her son and daughter's essays and a piece from her husband， Peter。"Reunion Beach" moved me so profoundly。 I didn't know Dottie， but I felt I could recognize her on the street after reading this book。 The author's collectively painted an intimate portrait of Dottie。 This story was a memorial service in a book and was such a tribute to her life。To listen to my interview with the author， go to my podcast at:https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/adr。。。 。。。more
Nancy
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I've never read anything by Dorothea Benton Frank， Dottie to her friends and family， but after this anthology I plan to。 I love some of the authors who contributed and haven't read others， but all clearly loved Dottie。 The stories all have a reunion theme to them， as Dottie's next book was to be called Reunion Beach， and while I liked some better than others they were all enjoyable。 I was also happy to be able to read Summer of '79， as by the time I read Summer of '69 it was no longer available I've never read anything by Dorothea Benton Frank， Dottie to her friends and family， but after this anthology I plan to。 I love some of the authors who contributed and haven't read others， but all clearly loved Dottie。 The stories all have a reunion theme to them， as Dottie's next book was to be called Reunion Beach， and while I liked some better than others they were all enjoyable。 I was also happy to be able to read Summer of '79， as by the time I read Summer of '69 it was no longer available as a short story。 。。。more
Annie
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This is a beautiful tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank。 Such an moving collection of short stories， essays， poems， and even recipes - all the warm feelings！ Very nicely done！Thank you to William Morrow and Goodreads for the opportunity of reading the advance reader copy of this anthology。 Delightful and I highly recommend！
Robyn Martin
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Amanda
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I read this book for Elin Hilderbrand’s sequel to Summer of ‘69。 Summer of ‘79 was fantastic and left me wanting more， especially a book of Kirby’s life in NYC。 I haven’t read a Dorothea Benton book yet but definitely will after hearing from each author what a wonderful person she was and the legacy she left。
Kristin （Always With a Book）
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Thank you William Morrow for the gifted copy。Like many readers and fans， I was devastated when I heard the news of the untimely passing of Dorothea Benton Frank in 2019。 I had been fortunate to meet her a few times and she was just as charming and delightful in person as she came across in her books。 While I have only read her more recent books， I knew I had to read this tribute that her beloved author friends， colleagues and family put together。。。and I'm so glad I did。 I have to say， I didn't e Thank you William Morrow for the gifted copy。Like many readers and fans， I was devastated when I heard the news of the untimely passing of Dorothea Benton Frank in 2019。 I had been fortunate to meet her a few times and she was just as charming and delightful in person as she came across in her books。 While I have only read her more recent books， I knew I had to read this tribute that her beloved author friends， colleagues and family put together。。。and I'm so glad I did。 I have to say， I didn't even get past the first few pages without crying。。。this book is just so touching in a fitting tribute to this wonderful Southern writer。 It becomes clear why it is called 'Reunion Beach' and I loved how each of the entries all pay tribute to that theme in some way。 While I enjoyed all the pieces， my particular favorites were Elin Hilderbrand's "Summer of '79，" which is the follow-up to her Summer of '69 novel and Mary Alice Monroe's "Mother and Child Reunion。"While I am sad that I will never have a new Dottie Frank book in my hands， because I haven't read all her books yet， I will still be able to discover the magic of her writing as I make my way through her earlier books。 And I certainly plan to do so。 She truly had a gift for creating such wonderful stories that pulled you in and had you forgetting what was going on in real life and I will certainly miss that。 If you are a fan of Dottie Frank， you don't want to miss this。 I know it's a one I will cherish！You can see all my reviews at: https://alwayswithabook。blogspot。com/ 。。。more
Lisa K
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What a lovely tribute。 I had actually never heard of Dorothea Benton Frank when I picked up this advanced copy of Reunion Beach。 I am a sucker for anthologies。 I love the exposure to new authors。 After reading this， I definitely want to pick up Frank's "Sullivan's Island" and give her a try。 I also really enjoyed the stories by Elin Hildebrand and Mary Alice Monroe。 It is clear Frank had a huge impact on her world。 Thank you Goodreads and publisher for the free advanced copy。 What a lovely tribute。 I had actually never heard of Dorothea Benton Frank when I picked up this advanced copy of Reunion Beach。 I am a sucker for anthologies。 I love the exposure to new authors。 After reading this， I definitely want to pick up Frank's "Sullivan's Island" and give her a try。 I also really enjoyed the stories by Elin Hildebrand and Mary Alice Monroe。 It is clear Frank had a huge impact on her world。 Thank you Goodreads and publisher for the free advanced copy。 。。。more
Samantha Rada
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What a wonderful tribute to the beloved Dorthea Benton Frank。 Family members and best friends collaborated to remember Dottie with short stories， poems， essays and letters in this wonderful anthology。 Dottie's next book was to be titled Reunion Beach and this is such a wonderful way to remember her as the collaborators provided writings of different forms of reunions。 What a wonderful tribute to the beloved Dorthea Benton Frank。 Family members and best friends collaborated to remember Dottie with short stories， poems， essays and letters in this wonderful anthology。 Dottie's next book was to be titled Reunion Beach and this is such a wonderful way to remember her as the collaborators provided writings of different forms of reunions。 。。。more
Jacqui
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Delightful read！ Very touching that all the authors came together to honor Dottie。 I was lucky enough to win a copy of this anthology before its release。
Toni
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Reunion Beach was originally going to be the title of Dorothea Benton Frank’s next new novel， inspired as she was by attending her fiftieth high school reunion in 2018。 Shockingly， Dottie （as all her friends and fans knew her） was diagnosed with a rare blood disease around July 4th， 2019 and passed away September 9th， 2019。 Dottie was beloved by just about everyone who knew her， fans， friends， professionals in the book and publishing world， and naturally， her family。 So， her close author friends Reunion Beach was originally going to be the title of Dorothea Benton Frank’s next new novel， inspired as she was by attending her fiftieth high school reunion in 2018。 Shockingly， Dottie （as all her friends and fans knew her） was diagnosed with a rare blood disease around July 4th， 2019 and passed away September 9th， 2019。 Dottie was beloved by just about everyone who knew her， fans， friends， professionals in the book and publishing world， and naturally， her family。 So， her close author friends decided to complete that book in her honor with this beautiful anthology。 This ‘Reunion Beach’ is a tribute to Dottie as her friends remember her with stories， poems， essays and even recipes。Dottie was the ultimate Southern Hostess， having grown up in South Carolina， and threw the best holiday and birthday parties known anywhere。 She was outgoing， funny， friendly， and always ready to lend a helping hand without even being asked， she just knew what， where and when。 Carrie Fenton， her longtime Editor， states the facts in her Introduction to this book， but she also tells us what fun she and Dottie had working together。 One item that I love and must note here， is two life rules Dottie had:1。tIf you are ever choosing between two pairs of shoes， pick the red ones。2。tRemember to Sparkle。The list of contributors is too long to name each one in this review so be sure to read the Summary。 But a few you will recognize are Elin Hilderbrand， Mary Alice Moore， Natalie Dupree， Mary Norris， and Adriana Trigiani， etc。， including her husband Peter， her daughter， Victoria， and son William。 Each person includes a story， essay， letter， etc。 as a tribute to Dottie， in their own heartfelt style。My personal favorite is the section by author， Adriana Trigiani， and in particular， the “Postcards from Heaven” which she writes as if they were from her dear friend， Pat Conroy， fellow South Carolinian and author， who passed away on March 4th， 2016。 As Adriana writes， ‘he kept in touch in his own style’ with sixteen letters or postcards from heaven。 Let me tell you， these are perfection！ They are funny， tearful， nostalgic， snarky， sad， and realistic。 To me， they say it all from friend to friend。 Adriana continues with imaging how Dottie would react to entering heaven and seeing Pat Conroy again and what their conversation would be like。 You do not want to miss this。 There is so much more I want to tell you， but you must read this for yourself。 Even if you never read a Dorothea Benton Frank book， （I bet you will now！） or have only read one， you will still want to read this lovely book。 Did I mention recipes， for food and drinks！ Natalie Dupree has written several cookbooks！ Anyway， I highly recommend it。Thank you Netgalley， William Morrow Books and All the Authors from Reunion Beach 。。。more
Catherine
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A great anthology and tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank。 Exposed me to a few authors I have not read before as well as some different write styles。 The only one I didn’t enjoy was Postcards from Heaven。 Thought those were an odd and depressing addition to the book。
Kelly Carper
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What a wonderful dedication to their friend Dorothea Benton Frank， this anthology was a wonderful read by many of my favorite authors （and a few new ones too！）
Kay
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I loved this anthology commemorating the wonderful author， Dorothea Benton Frank。 Some of her dear friends who are also authors have written short stories， essays， letters， poetry， and even recipes as well as messages from her daughter and husband。 This book is a very special tribute that I think Dorothea Benton Frank would have cherished！ I was fortunate to receive an ARC proof copy of this book but this did not influence my honest review。 Be sure to add this to your TBR list so you don't miss I loved this anthology commemorating the wonderful author， Dorothea Benton Frank。 Some of her dear friends who are also authors have written short stories， essays， letters， poetry， and even recipes as well as messages from her daughter and husband。 This book is a very special tribute that I think Dorothea Benton Frank would have cherished！ I was fortunate to receive an ARC proof copy of this book but this did not influence my honest review。 Be sure to add this to your TBR list so you don't miss its release！ 。。。more
Kim
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I love this tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank。 Such a fun collection of memories and stories dedicated to her beautiful life and career。 Each one is slightly different from the other， and are a true reflection of individual styles。 I had one little complaint - and it is not really such; but I wanted more！ I did not want it to end！ I especially loved Elin Hilderbrand's continuation of the character's from Summer of '69， and Adriana Trigiani's story of postcards from heaven was wonderful。 Thank you I love this tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank。 Such a fun collection of memories and stories dedicated to her beautiful life and career。 Each one is slightly different from the other， and are a true reflection of individual styles。 I had one little complaint - and it is not really such; but I wanted more！ I did not want it to end！ I especially loved Elin Hilderbrand's continuation of the character's from Summer of '69， and Adriana Trigiani's story of postcards from heaven was wonderful。 Thank you to all of these lovely authors for creating such a beautiful collection of memorabilia for a life lived wonderfully on one's own terms。 I believe you were all blessed to call Dorothea Benton Frank friend or better yet， mom。 。。。more
Renee
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I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 It was a beautiful book filled with love。 It was a love story for Dorothea Benton Frank from so many of her family and friends。 I wish I had met her。 She sounds like a wonderful person who was gone way too soon。 Enjoy reading this book。 I did。
Nikki
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I was lucky enough to win an advance copy of this book， and I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone。 It's a moving compilation of short stories， essays， letters， recipes， and poetry in tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank。 While each contribution to this anthology was enjoyable to read， I just found it so remarkable and inspiring to discover how much Dorothea Benton Frank impacted those around her。 I left this book feeling almost like I knew her myself。 The last sentence in this ant I was lucky enough to win an advance copy of this book， and I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone。 It's a moving compilation of short stories， essays， letters， recipes， and poetry in tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank。 While each contribution to this anthology was enjoyable to read， I just found it so remarkable and inspiring to discover how much Dorothea Benton Frank impacted those around her。 I left this book feeling almost like I knew her myself。 The last sentence in this anthology， written by Dorothea's son， William， captures this sentiment perfectly。 He states， "I hope you get that from reading this anthology and Mom becomes as great a friend to you as she is to me。" It's easy to see why Dorothea Benton Frank is and will be so dearly missed and fondly remembered。 。。。more
Catherine
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This is a wonderful tribute to the late Dorothea Benton Frank's life and work。 Included are short stories by Elin Hilderbrand， Patti Callahan， Adriana Trigiani and Mary Alice Monroe， along with poetry， recipes and reminiscences by friends and family。 This is a wonderful tribute to the late Dorothea Benton Frank's life and work。 Included are short stories by Elin Hilderbrand， Patti Callahan， Adriana Trigiani and Mary Alice Monroe， along with poetry， recipes and reminiscences by friends and family。 。。。more
Mary
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I received this from Edelweiss。 It was a very touching tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank。
Christine Savukinas
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This book is a tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank， an author who wrote about family， relationships and the Lowcountry。 I have never been there， but her books made me feel as if I have。 This one has several short stories and a few memoirs written by her friends。 From what they all write， Dottie was an amazing woman！ The short stories are all beach reads and the memoirs are sweet stories （mostly） about meeting Dotty or time spent。 If you're a fan of Dottie or of any of the contributing authors I hig This book is a tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank， an author who wrote about family， relationships and the Lowcountry。 I have never been there， but her books made me feel as if I have。 This one has several short stories and a few memoirs written by her friends。 From what they all write， Dottie was an amazing woman！ The short stories are all beach reads and the memoirs are sweet stories （mostly） about meeting Dotty or time spent。 If you're a fan of Dottie or of any of the contributing authors I highly recommend this book - its a lovely tribute to someone I wish I had met。 Thank you Netgalley！ 。。。more
Linda Burrell
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Thank to to Goodreads for an ARC！Sweet stories inspired by Southern author Dorothea Benton Frank。 Each story is written by a friend or family member as a tribute to Dottie。 Some are stories inspired by the book title and others are personal stories and tributes。 So many great people called her a friend。Each story is stand alone and is a true heartfelt story。 You will not want to miss this one。
Glenda
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Full disclosure: Long-time fan， as in read every book by DBF， and ardent admirer of this author who I had the pleasure of meeting a few times。 Also， I was provided an advance copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review。 I tried really hard to be unbiased but truth is I was moved and brought to tears reading these personal stories， memories and heart-felt tributes。Reunion Beach was the chosen name for her next novel。 Instead， it is a most unique collection of loving memories， stories and Full disclosure: Long-time fan， as in read every book by DBF， and ardent admirer of this author who I had the pleasure of meeting a few times。 Also， I was provided an advance copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review。 I tried really hard to be unbiased but truth is I was moved and brought to tears reading these personal stories， memories and heart-felt tributes。Reunion Beach was the chosen name for her next novel。 Instead， it is a most unique collection of loving memories， stories and poems inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank。 With an introduction by her daughter， Victoria， an afterword by her son， William， it also includes her husband Peter’s speech given at Dot’s Celebration of Life。 More than a book you will read， it is more a feeling you will experience。。。that to know her was to love her and you will wish you were lucky enough to be her friend or family but ever so thankful she wrote so many books。 Highlights were many in this anthology。 She tells about the night she and her husband met Gore Vidal in a New York bar。 Dot had a question for him and very much wanted to meet him。 Her three “Letters to Her Readers” are precious and meaningful。Ein Hilderbrand contributes ten chapters that follow the characters from her bestseller “Summer of ‘69” ten years later。Adriana Trigiani’s “Postcards From Heaven” has Pat Conroy meeting up with Dorothea in heaven for dinner and drinks and reminiscing of good times in the Lowcountry。 Mary Alice Monroe has a "short story" that one can hope may turn into a novel。 I was hooked。The final entry written by her son， William Frank， is a warm and touching tribute to his mother， filled with love， respect and admiration。And there is much more。 This tribute book is a must read for Dot Frank fans and all fans of women’s southern fiction。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this book。 I was so excited to get this book！ These women are some of my favorite authors that always take you in to an incredible story。 It’s even better that they are honoring Dorothea Benton Frank who passed in 2019。 Each author shares a short story or a poem dedicated to Dorothea， Dorothea’s last book idea was for a Beach Reunion。 Just by reading the book you can feel how much these women loved Dorothea。 I’m so thankful that these ladies are keeping the low Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this book。 I was so excited to get this book！ These women are some of my favorite authors that always take you in to an incredible story。 It’s even better that they are honoring Dorothea Benton Frank who passed in 2019。 Each author shares a short story or a poem dedicated to Dorothea， Dorothea’s last book idea was for a Beach Reunion。 Just by reading the book you can feel how much these women loved Dorothea。 I’m so thankful that these ladies are keeping the low country alive in stories。 。。。more
Mary Alice Monroe
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When Dorothea Benton Frank passed away in 2019， her death rocked our world as writers and readers。 And her departure left us wanting to do something special to pay tribute to Dottie's life and her legacy。 REUNION BEACH is a beautiful anthology that captures her unforgettable spirit， joy， and humor in stories of reunions and love。 It features short stories from me， Elin Hilderbrand， Patti Callahan Henry， Adriana Trigiani， and Cassandra King， recipes from Nathalie Dupree， a poem by Marjory Wentwor When Dorothea Benton Frank passed away in 2019， her death rocked our world as writers and readers。 And her departure left us wanting to do something special to pay tribute to Dottie's life and her legacy。 REUNION BEACH is a beautiful anthology that captures her unforgettable spirit， joy， and humor in stories of reunions and love。 It features short stories from me， Elin Hilderbrand， Patti Callahan Henry， Adriana Trigiani， and Cassandra King， recipes from Nathalie Dupree， a poem by Marjory Wentworth-- poet laureate of South Carolina， and other wonderful friends and family。REUNION BEACH is the title of the next book Dottie had planned to write。 Today， it's a literary homage and beautiful keepsake to the writer we all loved so much。 。。。more
Kirsten
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Tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank！！ Close friends take the title Dorothea was planning， and each add their magic。I loved seeing another side of Dorothea， I loved her before， now love her more。I have encouraged patrons looking for a good read to try Dorothea， now even more。Sparkle on Dorothea！！！
Dkbbookgirl
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Lovely tribute to DBF！
Chris Markley
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This book is a celebration of Dorothea Benton Frank by author's that called her friend。 Through reminiscences of their friendship and original works inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank's writing a collection of author's contribute to this celebration of the beloved author。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc for my honest review。 This book is a celebration of Dorothea Benton Frank by author's that called her friend。 Through reminiscences of their friendship and original works inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank's writing a collection of author's contribute to this celebration of the beloved author。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc for my honest review。 。。。more
Terri
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