![]() I love this series! The beach house is truly one of my favorite places to escape to.Īs I said in my review of the first book in this series, where Lovie's actions were revealed, this family dynamic is very realistic. This story covers three generations- Lovie, whose spirit still haunts the beach house, her choices and decisions still reverberating as Cara learns all about motherhood, and Cara's niece, Linnea, struggles against old school southern mores, hoping to break the chain of destructive family traditions and create a new path for her family that will give her the chance to pursue her dreams and make her family proud. So, she leaves Tennessee and heads back to South Carolina where life brings her even more challenges and a few wonderful surprises. She knows deep in heart she wants Hope to be raised at home, with her friends and family nearby, at her beloved beach house, where the spirit of her mother still lingers. However, I never would have imagined the course her life has taken since we last touched base with her.Ĭara FINALLY gets her chance at motherhood after adopting a child. ![]() Despite her determination and bravery, I still felt her fragility permeating from the pages, even though we left her in a very stable frame of mind and in a good place.īut, I was still very relieved when I found out we would get a chance to check in with Cara again. After a huge emotional gut-punch, Cara rose to the occasion and battled to find her way again. It’s been three years since Cara’s life turned on dime… again. Just when you think this series couldn’t get any better- it does! Summer just wouldn’t be summer without a visit to Cara Rutledge’s beach house! In this heartwarming novel, 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.īeach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe is a 2018 Gallery Books publication. 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. On the island, she is part of the freer, natural ocean lifestyle she loves, rejoining the turtle team, learning to surf, and falling in love. ![]() Meanwhile, her niece Linnea, a recent college graduate who doesn't know where her life will take her, leaves her historic home in Charleston, with all its entitlement and expectations, and heads to her aunt's beach house. ![]() 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 love, career, and hope for the future. Everything is comfortingly the same, yet each detail is rife with painful memories. Beautifully wrought and rich with keen insight, this is an illuminating tale of new beginnings, resilience, and one family's enduring love.Ĭara Rutledge returns to her Southern home on the idyllic Isle of Palms. Whisking you back to the shores of her bestselling Beach House series, Mary Alice Monroe weaves together a tale of the struggles and triumphs of the historic Rutledge family of Charleston, South Carolina.
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