First published 2021
This collection brings together bestselling authors who knew and admired Dorothea Benton Frank. They wrote stories, poems, and essays using the title Frank had chosen for her final book. Elin Hilderbrand contributes a sequel to Summer of '69. Adriana Trigiani creates an interview between Pat Conroy and Frank in the afterlife. Patti Callahan writes about bridesmaids visiting a South Carolina beach. Mary Alice Monroe sets her story under the Carolina sun. The anthology also includes work from Mary Norris, Cassandra King Conroy, cookbook author Nathalie Dupree, former South Carolina Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth, and others. Each piece captures Frank's spirit and her deep connection to the South Carolina Lowcountry. The writers channel their friendship, creativity, and loss into works that celebrate Frank's life and literary influence. The collection preserves the warmth and regional character that defined Frank's own novels.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: found-family, tribute
Setting: Carolina, Lowcountry, South Carolina
Period: Afterlife
392 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow