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Beach House Reunion (The Beach House) Paperback – March 26, 2019
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Cara Rutledge returns to her Southern home on the idyllic Isle of Palms. Comforting in its familiarity, it is still rife with painful memories. Only through reconnecting with family, friends, and the rhythms of the lowcountry can Cara release the hold of the past and open herself to the possibility of a new career and love.
Meanwhile, her niece Linnea, a recent college graduate with an uncertain future, leaves her historic home in Charleston, with all its entitlement and expectations, and heads to her aunt’s beach house. On the island, she is free to join the turtle team, learn to surf, and fall in love. Remembering the lessons of her beloved grandmother, Lovie, the original “turtle lady,” Linnea rediscovers a meaningful purpose to her life and finds the courage she needs to break from tradition.
In “this tender and openhearted novel of familial expectations, new boundaries, and the power of forgiveness” (Booklist), three generations of the Rutledge family gather together to find the strength, love, and commitment to break destructive family patterns and to forge new bonds that will endure long beyond one summer reunion.
- Print length416 pages
- SpracheEnglisch
- PublisherGallery Books
- Publication dateMarch 26, 2019
- Dimensions5.31 x 1 x 8.25 inches
- ISBN-101501193309
- ISBN-13978-1501193309
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- Publisher : Gallery Books; Reprint edition (March 26, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 416 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1501193309
- ISBN-13 : 978-1501193309
- Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.31 x 1 x 8.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #315,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,571 in Family Life Fiction (Books)
- #6,239 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction
- #8,494 in Contemporary Women Fiction
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New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe found her true calling in environmental fiction when she moved to coastal South Carolina. Already a successful author, she was captivated by the beauty and fragility of her new home. Her experiences living in the midst of a habitat that was quickly changing gave her a strong and important focus for her novels.
Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of 22 novels, published worldwide, and the author of two children’s picture books. She writes richly textured stories that delve into the complexities of interpersonal relationships and the parallels between the land and life.
Monroe has achieved many lists, including the New York Times, USA Today and SIBA and starred reviews. She has received numerous awards, including several Readers’ Choice Awards, RT Lifetime Achievement Award, the Girls Scouts of America Woman of Distinction Award, the 2008 South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing and was featured at the National Festival of the Book, the 2008 International Book Award for Green Fiction for The Butterfly’s Daughter, the 2015 Florida Book Festival Distinguished Author Award, and the ASPCA Henry Bergh award for Children’s Fiction. Monroe’s A Lowcountry Christmas won the 2017 Southern Prize for Fiction. Her novel, The Beach House, was adapted into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring three-time Golden Globe nominee Andie MacDowell, Minka Kelly, and Chad Michael Murray. In 2018 Mary Alice Monroe was inducted into the South Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.
Mary Alice is an active conservationist and serves on the Board of the South Carolina Aquarium and The Leatherback Trust. She is a frequent speaker at book festivals, conferences, and private events. Monroe is also a frequent contributor to magazines and online blogs.
Mary Alice Monroe is published by Gallery Books and Aladdin Books, Simon & Schuster. Her agent is Faye Bender of The Book Group.
Monroe lives with her family on Isle of Palms, a barrier island off Charleston, South Carolina. For additional information, go to www.maryalicemonroe.com.
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Customers find the plot beautiful, satisfying, and beguiling. They also say the characters keep them interested and the book is a great addition to the Beach House series. Readers describe the story as easy and a perfect beach read. They praise the writing style as well-written and the content as terrific, believable, and well-developed.
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Customers find the writing style well-written, easy to read, and relatable. They also say the author has brought the landscape to life.
"...Alice Monroe’s books I have read and am so thankful she’s so prolific in her writing!..." Read more
"...Again, the author has brought to life the landscape. I could see and almost smell what was being described...." Read more
"...before the Beach books were truly her best work...she is a superb writer in every way and I discovered this by reading her first novels...read them..." Read more
"Beach House Reunion was a sweet book. I enjoyed it & since it was an easy read, it was a great stress reduction book...." Read more
Customers find the characters beguiling and real.
"...Previous characters are brought back, and I especially squealed with delight when Toy, who is working with her beloved loggerheads at the aquarium,..." Read more
"I am hooked on a Mary Alice Monroe’s stories. I love the way she forms her characters...." Read more
"...Great info about the turtles. Characters were well portrayed. Thought that father Rutledge was maybe made to be a bit too bad...." Read more
"...Ms. Monroe's characters are well-developed and believable. The sea turtle information is also informative and a unique way to introduce each chapter...." Read more
Customers find the plot beautiful, engaging, and rich. They also appreciate the development of new loves from friendship.
"...The development of new loves from friendship is wonderful. I was drawn into the story from the first page to the last...." Read more
"...serious topics, but it is a great weekend read that emphasizes the importance of family, friends, memories, and healing...." Read more
"...Monroe's readers will be thrilled with this beautifully crafted and poignant novel." Read more
"...Beach House for Rent, but sadly, this latest installment did not enchant or thrill me as the previous ones did...." Read more
Customers find the book series great, informative, and unique. They also appreciate the author's unique way of introducing each chapter.
"...The sea turtle information is also informative and a unique way to introduce each chapter. I enjoy reading her books." Read more
"This was a wonderful addition to the Beach House series ... loved it!" Read more
"Having read all the "turtle books" of this author, it is lovely to have this 2020 edition." Read more
"...This book is an amazing sequel, but it could be read as a stand alone. Highly recommend!" Read more
Customers find the book difficult, but say it keeps them interested and stirs their emotions from joy to happy tears.
"...The turtle information at the beginning of each chapter is so very interesting and makes you more aware of the endangerment and determination of the..." Read more
"...Characters are real, as is the setting. Puts you right in the book." Read more
"...This novel, and I have them all, stirs my emotions from joy to happy tears. Forgive me as my emotions are still tender...." Read more
"...It's truly an amazing phenomenon. If you like beach stories & sea turtles you will enjoy this book." Read more
Customers find the content terrific, interesting, and believable. They also say the characters are compelling, honest, and human.
"...Great info about the turtles. Characters were well portrayed. Thought that father Rutledge was maybe made to be a bit too bad...." Read more
"...Ms. Monroe's characters are well-developed and believable. The sea turtle information is also informative and a unique way to introduce each chapter...." Read more
"...her gifted skills from character development, storyline, and fascinating information—Plus humor and deeply touching experiences. Read this the...." Read more
"...This series teaches so much about sea turtles and their nesting and survival...." Read more
Customers find the story easy to read and hard to put down.
"...An easy, enjoyable story." Read more
"It is Not what I normally would read but it was an easy and quick read Cute story. Good beach read." Read more
"No problem picking this up and enjoying it any time. Characters are real, as is the setting. Puts you right in the book." Read more
"I loved this book lots of characters but easy to follow I would recommend this book to anyone it was hard to put down" Read more
Customers find the book filled with love, laughter, tears, and hope. They also describe it as heartwarming.
"...I know what you’re trying to tell me. And I hear you. No more tears. I’ll weather the storms. I’ll persevere. Live again. I will treasure each day.”..." Read more
"...It's a beautiful story filled with love, laughter, tears and hope...." Read more
"...I have laughed, smiled, and cried reading each book; everyone becoming more special to me." Read more
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I have loved every single one of Mary Alice Monroe’s books I have read and am so thankful she’s so prolific in her writing! Additionally, being in the process of writing my own first novel, I’ve learned so much about the art of writing and spinning a world the reader will want to spend time in through reading her books. I can only hope my writing can, one day, touch my readers’ hearts the way Mary Alice Monroe’s has touched mine.
I can’t ever thank you enough for your stories, Mary Alice Monroe! My mom and friends I’ve recommended your books to have all loved them, as well!
Each chapter begins with a fact about the endangered loggerhead turtles that nest on the Isle of Palms.
I hesitate to call this light because it covers some very serious topics, but it is a great weekend read that emphasizes the importance of family, friends, memories, and healing. It is largely predictable and perfectly comfortable.
As always, Loggerhead turtles play an important role in this Beach House novel, and Big Girl makes an unexpected return to the Isle of Palms, too. Cara's life parallels Big Girl's in a striking way: "This girl's been through some tough times, taken a few knocks, but she's moving forward, as steady and relentless as a tank. She's going all the way home."
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Finishing any of Mary Alice Monroe’s books leaves me with a feeling of having lost my best friend so I am always excited to discover another of her books.
I am always immediately drawn into the location and can feel that I am there in the beach with the Turtle Ladies doing their utmost to save these beautiful creatures.
I am now awaiting the next book so no pressure Mary. I have also got a few friends hooked on the Beach House series.
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