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...

Audiobook....11 hours and 47 minutes.... ....stories inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank....by Elin Hilderbrand, Adriana Trigiani, Patti Callahan Henry, Cassandra King, Natalie Dupree, Marjory Wentworth, and Mary Alice Monroe....narrated by Susan BennettCONFESSION.... I haven’t read any of *Dorothea Benton Frank’s* books. And...I’ve only read one book by Erin Hilderbrand.....and no books by any of these other bestselling authors. I chose to read this (listen to the audiobook), out of love&friendsh...

I was a little underwhelmed by this book. While it had some good stories, I was disappointed that Elin Hildrebrand’s contribution had already been published. I struggled to get through the whole book.

I’ve only read one book by Dorothea Benton Frank and it was a short Christmas themed book (The Christmas Pearl). I gave that book a 5 star rating so I have no good reason as to why I haven’t explored her other books, especially since I like the setting of the Lowcountry in South Carolina so much in books by other authors. I have, however, read multiple books by four of the authors who contributed to this anthology so I enjoyed it very much. And I’m inspired to start reading DBF’s backlist and al...

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 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.

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...

If you are a fan of Dorothea Benton Frank, REUNION BEACH a must-listen/read! Also, Susan Bennett is award-winning! I adore her and one of my favorite narrators.I miss DOT so much, her books, humor, entertainment, sass, and tales of the Lowcountry. She was bigger than life. I always looked forward to her fab beach reads. You can imagine her smiling at this book and laughing out loud. I also ordered the hardcover. A perfect gift for Mother's day and book clubs. The stories are nostalgic, funny, an...

I really enjoyed this book and all of the stories. All of them paid tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank. This is a VERY GOOD READ. The first time I met here, you were not a stranger to her she made you feel like someone she had known for a long time. This book so concentrates on that. A MUST READ if you enjoyed her books.

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When Dorothea Benton Frank died at 67 years of ages in September, 2019. she left behind not only her family and many wonderful friends but also millions of loyal fans. We enjoyed her books set in the lowcountry of South Carolina and featuring strong women characters of all ages. She was planning her next book when she died and the title was Reunion Beach. A group of authors who loved her decided to put together a book in memory of her with the same title. This book features short stories from so...

I wanted to love this book and I did love parts of it. I loved a couple of the stories and enjoyed the letters to readers from "Dottie". I did however find myself skimming through a lot of the book anxious to get to my next good read.

Such a lovely tribute to a such a wonderful author and woman. As a fan, I miss Dorothea BF soooo much! Be at peace, Sistah…y’heah?! <3

Must read for fans of southern authors.

Review to be posted on blog: https://books-are-a-girls-best-friend...“Reunion Beach”: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank. I admit to knowing little about Dorothea Benton Frank before listening to this anthology. While listening to this beautiful anthology, however, I learned that she was a great woman and that she was loved and adored.I originally chose to listen to this because it included a sequel to “Summer of ‘69” by Elin Hilderbrand: specifically, “Summer of ‘79” with the characters

A beautiful memoriam to an obviously beloved woman. Elin’s Summer of 1979 was 5 stars and the reason I read this anthology. But, I really enjoyed the other stories too and am going to try out some new authors, include Dorothea Benton Frank, as a result

Reunion Beach is a tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank written by various friends and family. It is short stories and essays, some better than others. I am not a fan of short stories and normally avoid them, except I rather liked Dorothea Benton Frank's books. I know or knew nothing about her personally, but am sorry for her family and friends' loss. 3 starsHappy Reading!

I bought this book only to read Hilderbrand's novella Summer of '79. As with all of her books I flew through it. It was so worth getting this book.You will really be glad you read it.

Wonderful tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank by some of my favorite authors.

Reunion Beach is a beautiful tribute to Dorothea Benton Frank filled with lovely short stories and essays from her friends and family. While it does fill slightly disjointed, the stories aren’t connected, it is a world class tribute to one lovely lady, and all of the writing is as beautiful as ever. I throughly enjoyed the stories!