{"product_id":"beach-house-reunion-paperback","title":"Beach House Reunion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Alice Monroe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturn to the bestselling Beach House series with Mary Alice Monroe's tale of the struggles and triumphs of the historic Rutledge family of South Carolina. \"Authentic, generous, and heartfelt\" (Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author), this is an illuminating story of new beginnings, resilience, and one family's enduring love.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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Alice Monroe is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twenty-seven books, including the bestselling The Beach House series. Monroe also writes children's picture books, and a middle grade fiction series called The 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 Children's Book Award; and her novel, \u003ci\u003eA Lowcountry Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, won the prestigious Southern Prize for Fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Beach House\u003c\/i\u003e is 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 podcast \u003ci\u003eFriends \u0026amp; Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758679884064,"sku":"9781501193309","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6562b01c2690c0c4785a284bacf43ee9.webp?v=1780132454","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beach-house-reunion-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}