Beach House for Rent - by Mary Alice Monroe (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"When Cara Rutledge rents out her quaint beach house on Isle of Palms to Heather [Fordham] for the entire summer, it's a win-win by any standard: Cara's generating income necessary to keep husband Brett's ecotourism boat business afloat, and anxiety-prone Heather, an young artist who's been given a commission to paint birds on postage stamps, has a quiet space in which to work and tend to her pet canaries sa uninterrupted. It isn't long, however, before both women's idyllic summers are altered irrevocably"--Amazon.com.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Get swept away to the beautiful and breezy Isle of Palms with <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe's return to her "exceptional and heartwarming" (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) Beach House series, set in South Carolina's lowcountry. </b> <p/><i>Two women. One summer. One very special beach house. </i> <p/>Cara Rutledge rents her quaint cottage on Isle of Palms to Heather Fordham for the entire summer. As beautiful as the Isle of Palms is, Heather's anxiety keeps her indoors with her caged canaries as she paints birds for postage stamps. Eventually, however, the shore birds--and a man who rescues them--lure her outside. <p/>As the summer progresses and Heather begins to blossom, Cara's life reels with sudden tragedy. She wants only to return home but Heather refuses to budge from her sanctuary. As everything around the ladies is coming apart, they discover they can only rely on each other. Now, the two women who don't really know each other are forced to live together and support each other as they navigate the next chapter of their lives. <p/>Featuring Monroe's signature "lyrical, emotional, and gripping" (<i>RT Book Reviews</i>), <i>Beach House for Rent </i>demonstrates the power and strength of female friendships.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Mary Alice Monroe understands that a house is never <i>just </i>a house. As we revisit The Beach House we are immersed in the heartbeat and pulse of her South Carolina Lowcountry as never before. Monroe's singular ability to blend the natural world with the emotional world allows for a gorgeous novel, wondrously both bittersweet and also life-affirming. The story reveals its secrets with shorebirds and human hearts at the center of its graceful axis. No one else tells an insightful and powerful story quite like Mary Alice Monroe--and in BEACH HOUSE FOR RENT, you won't be able to stop reading--for even that glass of sweet tea."----New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry<br><br>"Reading this novel feels like a long, luxurious trip to the beach. Mary Alice Monroe writes gorgeously, with authority and tenderness, about the natural world and its power to inspire, transport, and to heal. Readers will love this story of two unforgettable women-one reeling from an unexpected tragedy, the other drawn into a daring and passionate new love."----#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mary Alice Monroe is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of twenty-seven books, including the bestselling The Beach House series. Monroe also writes children's picture books, and a new middle grade fiction series called The Islanders. She is a member of the South Carolina Academy of Authors' Hall of Fame, and her books have received numerous awards, including the South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing; the South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence; the SW Florida Author of Distinction Award; the RT Lifetime Achievement Award; the International Book Award for Green Fiction; the Henry Bergh Children's Book Award; and her novel, <i>A Lowcountry Christmas</i>, won the prestigious Southern Prize for Fiction. <i>The Beach House</i> is a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, starring Andie MacDowell. Several of her novels have been optioned for film. She is the cocreator and cohost of the weekly web show and podcast <i>Friends & Fiction</i>. Monroe is also an active conservationist and serves on several boards. She lives on the South Carolina coast, which is a source of inspiration for many of her books.
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