Mary Alice Monroe
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Product Description Caretta Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother â
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coming just as her own life is spinning out of control â has Cara heading back to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers. Before long, the rhythms of the island open her heart in wonderful ways as she repairs the family beach house, becomes a bona fide "turtle lady" and renews old acquaintances long thought lost. But it is in reconnecting with her mother that she will learn life's most precious lessons â true love involves sacrifice, family is forever and the mistakes of the past can be forgiven. "Mary Alice Monroe is helping to redefine the beauty and magic of the Carolina Lowcountry. Every book she has written has felt like a homecoming to meâ¦" â Pat Conroy From the Back Cover Caretta Rutledge thought shed left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother coming just as her own life is spinning out of control has Cara heading back to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers. Before long, the rhythms of the island open her heart in wonderful ways as she repairs the family beach house, becomes a bona fide turtle lady and renews old acquaintances long thought lost. But it is in reconnecting with her mother that she will learn lifes most precious lessons true love involves sacrifice, family is forever and the mistakes of the past can be forgiven. Mary Alice Monroe is helping to redefine the beauty and magic of the Carolina Lowcountry. Every book she has written has felt like a homecoming to me
Pat Conroy About the Author Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including Sweetgrass, Skyward, The Beach House, The Four Seasons, and The Book Club. She is an active conservationist and lives in the low-country of South Carolina.
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