New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her
magical Lowcountry of South Carolina in this bewitching story of
marriage, love, family, and friendship that is infused with her warm and
engaging earthy humor and generous heart.
One enchanted summer, two couples begin a friendship that will last more
than twenty years and transform their lives.
A chance meeting on the Isle of Palms, one of Charleston's most stunning
barrier islands, brings former sweethearts, Adam Stanley and Eve Landers
together again. Their respective spouses, Eliza and Carl, fight sparks
of jealousy flaring from their imagined rekindling of old flames. As
Adam and Eve get caught up on their lives, their partners strike up a
deep friendship--and flirt with an unexpected attraction--of their own.
Year after year, Adam, Eliza, Eve, and Carl eagerly await their reunion
at Wild Dunes, a condominium complex at the island's tip end, where they
grow closer with each passing day, building a friendship that will
withstand financial catastrophe, family tragedy, and devastating
heartbreak. The devotion and love they share will help them weather the
vagaries of time and enrich their lives as circumstances change, their
children grow up and leave home, and their twilight years approach.
Bursting with the intoxicating richness of Dorothea Benton Frank's
beloved Lowcountry--the sultry sunshine, cool ocean breezes, icy
cocktails, and starry velvet skies--Same Beach, Next Year is a
dazzling celebration of the infrangible power of friendship, the
enduring promise of summer, and the indelible bonds of love.
