Beach House Memories

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Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, returns to her beloved South with Beach House Memories, the sequel to The Beach House!

Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia Lovie Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer

In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the same. When Lovie married aristocratic, well-connected businessman Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his control. But she refused to relinquish one thing: her familys old seaside cottage. Precious summers with her children on the barrier island are Lovies refuge from social expectations and her overbearing husbands philandering. Here, she is the Turtle Lady, tending the loggerhead turtles that lay their eggs in the warm night sand and then slip back into the sea.

Then, in the summer of 74, biologist Russell Bennett visits to research the loggerheads. Their shared interest brings them together, and soon it blooms into a passionate, profound loveforcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision. Strattons influence is far-reaching, and if she dares to dream beyond a summer affair, she risks losing her reputation, her wealth, even her children.

This emotional tale of a strong woman torn between duty and desire, between tradition and change, is an empowering journey through the seasons of self-discovery. Until this autumn, this time of winds and tides, of holding on and letting go

Reviews

"Monroe knows how to weave a tale and this is one of her very best. She creates vibrant characters [who] live and love in the paradise-like world of the South Carolina low country. It is a magical place in many ways, especially in the words with which Monroe describes it. Every summer deserves one book that is THE summer book, and for beach reading you couldn't make a better selection than this one. Mary Alice Monroe knows how to pull readers into this world instantly and keep them there till the very last word on the very last page." -- The Huffington Post
Magical! Mary Alice Monroes writing is always sensitive and true, as inspiring as the natural wonder about which she writes.

New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank
Monroes usual resplendent storytelling shines even brighter in BEACH HOUSE MEMORIES, which offers startling insights into the intimate connection between nature and the human heart.

New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry
Mary Alice Monroe takes us back to the mid 1970s when sea turtle conservation was in its infancy. The efforts by turtle lady Lovie Rutledge to document the number of loggerhead nests each season on the Isle of Palms was largely unappreciated or even ridiculed by locals. Then a kindred spirit comes into her life and fills her with self-worth, resolve and bittersweet beach house memories. BEACH HOUSE MEMORIES is another in a remarkable trilogy that has increased sea turtle volunteerism and conservation efforts. I highly recommend it.

Sally R. Murphy, DNR Sea Turtle Coordinator

Author Bio

Mary Alice Monroe is theNew York Timesbestselling author of twenty-seven books, including the bestselling TheBeach Houseseries. Monroe also writes childrens picture books, and a middle grade fiction series calledThe Islanders. She is a member of the South Carolina Academy of Authors Hall of Fame, and her books have received numerous awards, including the South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing; the South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence; the SW Florida Author of Distinction Award; the RT Lifetime Achievement Award; the International Book Award for Green Fiction; the Henry Bergh Childrens Book Award; and her novel,A Lowcountry Christmas,won the prestigious Southern Prize for Fiction.The Beach Houseis a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, starring Andie MacDowell. Several of her novels have been optioned for film. She is the cocreator and cohost of the weekly web show and podcastFriends & Fiction. Monroe is also an active conservationist and serves on several boards. She lives on the South Carolina coast, which is a source of inspiration for many of her books.