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Beach House Memories
by Mary Alice Monroe

Published: 2013-04-09
Paperback : 432 pages
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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 ...
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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 family s old seaside cottage Precious summers with her children on the barrier island are Lovie s refuge from social expectations and her overbearing husband s 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 love forcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision Stratton s 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 Mary Alice Monroe returns to her beloved South with her New York Times bestselling novel Beach House Memories the sequel to her hit The Beach House In 1974 America was changing but Charleston remained eternally the same Olivia Lovie Rutledge had always done what was expectedmarrying the son of a historic Charleston family Stratton Rutledge and turning over her fortune and fate to his control But one thing she steadfastly refuses to relinquish her family s old seaside cottage The precious summers spent on the barrier island are Lovie s refuge Here she can escape with her children from her

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