New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe's Southern-set classic Beach House Memories, the sequel to The Beach House, now a Hallmark Channel movie starring Andie MacDowell!
Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Lovie Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summerâŠ
In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the same. When Lovie married aristocratic businessman Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his control. But she refused to relinquish one thing: her familyâs old seaside cottage. Precious summers with her children are Lovieâs refuge from social expectations and her husbandâs philandering. Here, she is the âTurtle Lady,â tending the loggerhead turtles that lay eggs in the warm night sand and then slip back into the sea.
In the summer of â74, biologist Russell Bennett visits to research the loggerheads. Their shared interest soon blooms into a passionate, profound loveâforcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision. Strattonâs 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 goâŠ