The Summer Guests

Mary Alice Monroe

The Summer Guests
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Gallery Books
Country
Published
31 March 2020
Pages
400
ISBN
9781501193637

The Summer Guests

Mary Alice Monroe

This authentic, generous, and heartfelt (Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author) novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Beach House series is about the bonds and new beginnings that are born from disasters and how, even during the worst of circumstances–or perhaps because of them–we discover what is most important in life. Late August is a beautiful time on the Southern coast–the peach trees are ripe, the ocean is warm, and the sweet tea is icy. It’s the perfect time to enjoy the rocking chairs on the porch. But beneath the calm surface bubbles a threat: it’s also peak hurricane season.

When a hurricane threatens the coasts of Florida and South Carolina, an eclectic group of evacuees flees for the farm of their friends Grace and Charles Phillips in North Carolina: the Phillips’s daughter Moira and her rescue dogs, famed equestrian Javier Angel de la Cruz, makeup artist Hannah McLain, horse breeder Gerda Klug and her daughter Elise, and island resident Cara Rutledge. Strangers to all but the Phillips, they must ride out the storm together.

During the course of one of the most challenging weeks of their lives, relationships are put to the test as the evacuees are forced to confront the unresolved issues they have with themselves and with each other. But as the storm passes, they realize that what really matters isn’t what they brought with them to the mountains. Rather, it’s what they’ll take with them once they leave.

Fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Wendy Wax will enjoy the picturesque setting and heartwarmingly intertwined character arcs (Booklist) and Monroe writes gorgeously, with authority and tenderness, about the natural world and its power to inspire, transport, and to heal (Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

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