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The summer girls [electronic resource] : Low Country Summer Series, Book 1 / Mary Alice Monroe.

Monroe, Mary Alice. (Author). Monroe, Mary Alice. (Added Author).

Summary:

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).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780792796022
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (11 audio files) : digital
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: Ashland : Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator: Mary Alice Monroe.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 327826 KB).
Subject: Fiction.
Literature.
Genre: Electronic books.

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The Summer Girls
The Summer Girls
by Monroe, Mary Alice
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Author Notes

The Summer Girls

Mary Alice Monroe began her writing career studying journalism and writing nonfiction and for newspapers for hire. She began studying Asian culture after a trip to Japan with her husband and was later awarded a fellowship, became bilingual in Japanese and earned her master's degree. She has helped establish a government-funded English as a Second Language program for Southeast Asian refugees. Monroe has also co-authored an English-language survival text. Monroe wrote her first novel while confined to bed rest for her final months of pregnancy. Her book The Long Road Home made the New York Times bestseller list for 2010. She is now known primarily for her fiction work which is heavily influenced by her move to South Carolina's Lowcountry. Monroe enjoys nature and is involved with several environmental groups, including the board of the South Carolina Aquarium. Monroe lives with her family on a barrier island off South Carolina.


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