''Beaches'' is a 1985 novel written by Iris Rainer Dart about two friends, struggling actress Cee Cee Bloom and the conventional Bertie White. The story follows them through their life as young girls until their mid-to-late 30s.

Film adaptations

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'', a 1988 film starring

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. The character Bertie White was renamed to Hilary Whitney. *

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did a contemporary remake starring Idina Menzel as CC Bloom and

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as Hillary Whitney that premiered January 21, 2017.

External links

Author Interview with Iris R. Dart on ''Beaches''
1985 American novels American novels adapted into films {{1980s-novel-stub