The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer Trilogy, Book 2) (The Lowcountry Summer Trilogy)
MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, June 15, 2014
Description
''A beautifully written, moving portrayal of three sisters finding themselves and each other after years of separation.'' --Cassandra King, New York Times bestselling author, on The Summer Girls (Book 1 of the 'Lowcountry Summer' trilogy) Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of fourteen novels, including The Butterfly's Daughter, Time Is a River , and Last Light over Carolina . Her novel Beach House Memories is the prequel to her bestsellers The Beach House and Swimming Lessons . Her books received numerous awards, including the Award for Writing from the South Carolina Center for the Book and the International Fiction Award for Green Fiction. An active conservationist, she lives in the lowcountry of South Carolina where she is at work on her next novel.
Features & Highlights
- [*Read by the author - Mary Alice Monroe]
- The Summer Wind
- is the second book in Monroe's 'Lowcountry Summer' trilogy, following the
- New York Times
- bestseller
- The Summer Girls
- . This series is the poignant and heartwarming story of three half-sisters and their grandmother, who is determined to help them rediscover their Southern roots and family bonds. - - It's midsummer, and Eudora, nicknamed Dora, is staying at Sea Breeze, the family's ancestral home on Sullivan's Island. For years, Dora has played the role of the perfect wife and mother in a loveless marriage. Now her husband has filed for divorce, her child is diagnosed with autism, and her house is on the market. Dora's facade collapses under the weight of her grief, and she suffers ''broken heart syndrome.'' Mamaw and the girls rally around Dora - but it's up to Dora to heal herself as she spends the summer prowling the beach, discovering the secrets of the island and her heart. This is a summer of discovery for all the women of Sea Breeze. Carson returns from Florida to face life-changing decisions, Lucille confronts a health scare, and an unexpected visitor has Harper reconsidering her life's direction. - - When tropical storm winds batter the island, the women must band together and weather the tempest - both the one outside their windows and the raging sea of emotions within each of them. They must learn again what it means to be a sister. It is up to Mamaw to keep the light burning at Sea Breeze to guide the girls through the lies, the threats, and the rocky waters of indecision to home.
