AUDIOBOOK

The Summer Girls

Mary Alice Monroe Series: Lowcountry Summer

4.1

(206)

Duration

11h 38m

Year

2013

Language

English

Publisher

Blackstone Publishing

About

Three sisters reunite on Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina after years of separation in this heartwarming first novel in a new trilogy from a beloved author. Eighty-year-old Marietta Muir is a dowager of Charleston society who has retired to her historic summer home on Sullivan's Island. At the onset of summer, Marietta, "Mamaw," seeks to gather her three granddaughterCarson, Eudora, and Harper-with the intent to reunite them after years apart. Monroe explores the depths and complexities of sisterhood, friendship and the power of forgiveness. The Summer Girls is a perfect beach read and anyone who "enjoys such fine southern voices as Pat Conroy will add the talented Monroe to their list of favorites" (Booklist).

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Reviews

"Mary Alice Monroe has taken the rich waters of the Atlantic Coast as her own field of dreams. In The Summer Girls, she sings a song of praise to the bottle-nosed dolphins that bring so much joy to the men and women who gaze at the creeks and rivers of the low country each evening. Like all her books, The Summer Girls is a call to arms."

Pat Conroy, New York Times bestselling author

"The Summer Girls is more than just a beautifully written, moving portrayal of three sisters finding themselves and each other after years of separation. Its also an important book that deals head-on with significant issues so skillfully woven into the narrative that I often stopped to consider the import of what Id just read. If youre a dedicated environmentalist, this book is a must-read. If you

Cassandra King, New York Times bestselling author

"Monroes resplendent storytelling shines even brighter…[with] startling insights into the intimate connection between nature and the human heart."

Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author