Whisking you back to the shores of her bestselling Beach House series,
Mary Alice Monroe weaves together a tale of the struggles and triumphs
of the historic Rutledge family of Charleston, South Carolina.
Beautifully wrought and rich with keen insight, this is an illuminating
tale of new beginnings, resilience, and one family's enduring love.
Cara Rutledge returns to her Southern home on the idyllic Isle of Palms.
Everything is comfortingly the same, yet each detail is 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 love, career, and hope for the
future.
Meanwhile, her niece Linnea, a recent college graduate who doesn't know
where her life will take her, 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 part of the freer, natural ocean lifestyle
she loves, rejoining the turtle team, learning to surf, and falling 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 heartwarming novel, 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.
