Mary Alice Monroe: On Writing the Family Saga
Award-winning author Mary Alice Monroe discusses what it s like to draft a series that spans generations and storylines.
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May 9, 2021
More than 7.5 million copies of her books have been published worldwide, and she’s earned numerous accolades and awards, including Induction into the South Carolina Academy of Authors’ Hall of Fame; the Southwest Florida Author of Distinction Award; South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence; RT Lifetime Achievement Award; the International Book Award for Green Fiction, and the prestigious Southern Book Prize for Fiction. Her bestselling novel
The Beach House is a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie.
Bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe will discuss her new book in the Beach House series, The Summer of Lost and Found, in an online conversation on May 11.Coastal Point ⢠Submitted
The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will host bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe for a discussion of her new book âThe Summer of Lost and Foundâ in a live, online conversation Tuesday, May 11, at 5 p.m. She will be joined in conversation by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate.
Monroeâs new release in the Beach House series follows the historic Rutledge family of Charleston, S.C., during a summer of upheaval and change. In a story set against the backdrop of the 2020 pandemic, Linnea Rutledge faces a layoff from her beloved aquarium job and the return of an old flame from California, who is quarantining next door. She finds that for her â and her family â finances, emotions and health teeter at the brink.