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Reunion Beach : stories inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank / Patti Callahan, Elin Hilderbrand, Adriana Trigiani, Mary Alice Monroe, Cassandra King Conroy, Mary Norris, Jacqueline Bouvier Lee, Gervais Hagerty, Marjory Wentworth, Nathalie Dupree ; preface by Carrie Feron ; foreword by Peter Frank ; introduction by Victoria Benton Frank ; afterword by William Frank.

Henry, Patti Callahan, (author.). Hilderbrand, Elin, (author.). Trigiani, Adriana, (author.). Monroe, Mary Alice, (author.). King, Cassandra, 1944- (author.). Norris, Mary, 1952- (author.). Lee, Jacqueline Bouvier, (author.). Hagerty, Gervais, (author.). Wentworth, Marjory (Marjory Heath), 1958- (author.). Dupree, Nathalie, (author.). Feron, Carrie, (writer of preface.). Frank, Peter Richard, (writer of foreword.). Frank, Victoria Benton, (writer of introduction.). Frank, William Richard, (writer of afterword.). Henry, Patti Callahan. Bridemaids. (Added Author). Hilderbrand, Elin. Summer of '79. (Added Author). Trigiani, Adriana. Postcards from heaven. (Added Author). Monroe, Mary Alice. Mother and child reunion. (Added Author). King, Cassandra, 1944- Lowcountry stew. (Added Author). Norris, Mary, 1952- Dottie and me. (Added Author). Lee, Jacqueline Bouvier. Making of a friendship. (Added Author). Hagerty, Gervais. Dottie: the sparkling comet. (Added Author).

Summary:

"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 ... woman and her abiding love for the Lowcountry of her native South Carolina--a land of beauty, history, charm, and Gullah magic she ... brought to life in her acclaimed novels"-- Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780063090088
ISBN: 0063090082
Physical Description: xxii, 548 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: First Harper Large Print edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes recipes.

Formatted Contents Note:

A letter from the editor / by Carrie Feron -- Peter's speech at the celebration of the life for Dottie Frank -- Introduction / by Victoria Benton Frank. -- Bridesmaids / by Patti Callahan -- Summer of '79 / by Elin Hilderbrand -- Postcards from heaven / by Adriana Trigiani -- Mother and child reunion / by Mary Alice Monroe -- Lowcountry stew / by Cassandra King Conroy -- Dottie and me / by Mary Norris -- Making of a friendship / by Jacqueline Bouvier Lee -- Dottie: the sparkling comet / by Gervais Hagerty -- Essay and poetry / by Marjory Wentworth -- Essays and recipes / by Nathalie Dupree -- Essays / by Dorothea Benton Frank -- Afterword / by William Frank.