New Releases by Mary Alice Monroe

Wedding season has arrived in New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe’s fourth novel in the “distinct, complex, and endearing” (Charleston Magazine) Lowcountry Summer series, set against the romantic, charming Carolina lowcountry. Nothing could be more enchanting than a summer wedding—or two!—in storied Sullivan’s Island. A centuries-old plantation, an avenue of ancient oaks dripping moss, a sand dune at sunset… it’s all picture perfect, and half-sisters Dora, Carson, and Harper, and their grandmother Marietta “Mamaw” Muir couldn’t be more excited. Wedding dresses are picked, venues booked, and delectable cakes tasted. What could possibly go wrong? The answer, the Muir clan is soon to find out, is everything. Carson loves Blake, but struggles with giving up her independence. Harper questions if a prenuptial agreement will help or hurt the future of her marriage, and a newly unfettered Dora is uncertain whether she really wants to walk down the aisle again. Just when it seems things couldn’t get more complicated for the Muir sisters, a stranger arrives bearing a long-held family secret that has the potential to upset even the most carefully laid-out wedding plans. With the weddings mere weeks away, the invitations sent out, and the family in tumult, Mamaw and her Summer Girls discover the enduring and powerful bonds of family, and realize that, no matter how different each bride might be, she can still have her perfect wedding.

Sweetgrass is a historic tract of land in South Carolina that has been home to the Blakely family for eight generations. But Sweetgrass—named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area—is in trouble. Taxes are skyrocketing. Bulldozers are leveling the surrounding properties. And the Blakelys could be forced to sell the one thing that continues to hold their disintegrating family together. In this poignant novel of hope, acceptance and the powerful gift of forgiveness, Mary Alice Monroe paints an intimate portrait of a family that must learn to unravel old patterns and weave together a new future.

In the powerful third installment in her Lowcountry Summer series, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe returns to the sultry beauty of the Carolina coast and the Muir sisters—an unforgettable tale of family bonds as strong and steady as the tides. It is the last summer that Marietta “Mamaw” Muir and her three “summer girls” will ever spend at their beloved Sea Breeze before it is sold. As the end draws near, Mamaw and half-sisters Dora, Carson, and Harper struggle to find new places in the world. Harper intended to stay only a weekend, but a rift with her wealthy, influential mother left her without a home. Free from her mother’s tyranny and encouraged by her family on Sullivan’s Island, Harper has at last discovered her talents and independent spirit. Now, the historic beach house’s fate hinges on her courage to decide the course of her own life. To do so, she must recognize her newfound strengths and accept love fully into her life—of her family, of the lowcountry, and, most of all, of ex-Marine Taylor McClellan, the wounded warrior who has claimed her heart.

Includes readers group guide with discussion questions.

The New York Times best-selling author''s first children''s book is a colorful story about our relationship with nature

Mary Alice Monroe er kjent for sine gripende portretter av kvinner som står foran store forandringer i livet. I denne romanen møter du fem bemerkelsesverdige kvinneskjebner hvis liv knyttes sammen av vennskapets sterke bånd. For utenforstående er det en bokklubb der fem kvinner møtes en gang i måneden. Men for onsdagsklubbens medlemmer er det noe langt mer verdifullt – de får anledning til å dele hverandres håp, uro og triumfer. Eve – ektemannens plutselige død snur opp ned på hele hennes tilværelse og tar fra henne den tryggheten hun trodde hun levde i. Annie – en dyktig advokat som i en alder av førtitre bestemmer seg for å få barn, men ingen vilje i verden kan endre på virkelighetens kalde fakta. Doris – tvinges til å akseptere at ekteskapet hennes er over. Til tross for mannens svik, finner hun en styrke som gjør henne fri og lykkelig. Gabriella – den perfekte konen, moren og vennen, som tilbyr sin hjelp til alle, men som ikke selv våger å be om noe. Midge – en kunstner som alltid går sine egne veier. Plutselig føler hun seg som en fremmed sammen med de menneskene hun ser på som sine nærmeste. Uansett hva som skjer, så har de bokklubben sin – og sitt urokkelige vennskap.

Dans cette trilogie captivante qui se déroule à Sullivan’s Island, en Caroline du Sud, Mary Alice Monroe, auteure à succès du New York Times, dresse le portrait des relations complexes entre trois demi-soeurs vivant aux quatre coins du pays et de leur grand-mère déterminée à les aider à redécouvrir les liens qui les unissent. Située en plein coeur d’un boisé de chênes et de palmiers nains surplombant la mer, la villa historique de Sea Breeze est la demeure ancestrale de Marietta Muir. Jadis, ses petites-filles adoraient venir y passer leurs vacances, mais voilà des années qu’elles ne lui ont pas rendu visite. Et Mamaw craint qu’une fois qu’elle aura quitté ce monde, les liens familiaux ne s’effritent. La famille Muir est l’une des plus anciennes familles de Charleston, et le sang de leur ancêtre, un capitaine pirate, coule dans les veines des trois petites-filles. Alors, Marietta décide de jeter comme une bouteille à la mer une subtile promesse de butin (des colliers de perles, des meubles anciens à la valeur inestimable, la maison elle-même) pour les appâter et les inciter à revenir. Pendant des années, Carson Muir a erré, sans jamais vraiment s’installer, certaine d’une seule chose: qu’une vie loin de l’océan est une vie vécue à moitié. Perdue, sans le sou, elle quitte la Californie et arrive la première à Sea Breeze, se demandant à quel moment les choses ont pu si mal tourner... jusqu’à ce que l’océan lui envoie son petit miracle. Le lien étonnant qu’elle entretient avec un dauphin aidera Carson à renouer avec ses soeurs et à affronter les souvenirs obsédants et funestes de son père. Grâce au rythme apaisant de l’île, Carson ouvrira son coeur et pourra alors commencer à se tourner vers l’avenir. Dans ce roman réconfortant et chaleureux, trois soeurs découvrent les vrais trésors de Sea Breeze: des faits étonnants sont révélés, des erreurs sont pardonnées et des liens précieux se forment. Des liens qui dureront bien plus qu’un été.

EIENDOMMEN SWEETGRASS er familien Blakelys stolthet og identitet. Huset og markene rundt har vært i familiens eie så lenge noen kan huske. Andre minner er det derimot best å glemme, i alle fall er det slik Mary June Blakely tenker frem til den dagen hennes tidligere så vitale ektemann Preston får slag. Det blir snart tydelig for alle at Sweetgrass har store økonomiske problemer. Eiendommen trues av den samme skjebnen som de omkringliggende gårdene, som er jevnet med jorden. Det kan virke som om familiens siste utvei er å selge det eneste som holder dem sammen. For flere av familiemedlemmene er tanken på å måtte forlate gården bittersøt – for andre er den fullstendig utenkelig. Men kampen for å beholde Sweetgrass blir samtidig en vekker som tvinger alle til å konfrontere de gamle hendelsene de har kjempet så hardt for å fortrenge. Nyutgitt

Mary Alice Monroe invites you to meet five remarkable characters as she explores the power of friendship with tenderness, honesty and understanding. On the surface, it is a monthly book club. But for five women, it is so much more. For Eve Porter, whose husband''s sudden death cheats her of every security she had planned on, the club is a place of sanctuary. For Annie Blake, a brilliant attorney intent on starting a family late in life, it is the chance to finally let down her guard and dream of other possibilities. For Doris Bridges, it is her support group as she acknowledges her dying marriage and finds the ultimate freedom in her husband''s betrayal. For Gabriella Rivera, the "perfect" wife, mother and friend who offers support to everyone but is afraid to ask for it herself, it is a sense of community. And for Midge Kirsch, an artist who has always lived her life against the grain, it is a haven of acceptance. They are five women from different walks of life, embracing the challenge of change. And as they share their hopes and fears and triumphs, they will hold fast to the true magic of the book club—friendship. "Monroe offers up believable characters in a well-crafted story." —Publishers Weekly

Sometimes fairy tales do come true! As a single mother of two, Faye O''Neill has no time for fairy tales. She''s not even certain she believes in luck. Practical, smart and desperate to escape a shadowy past, Faye takes a job at a top advertising firm in London where she hopes she and her children can find a fresh start. When she finds the beautiful two-story flat for rent in a stately old Victorian complete with a neglected but tumbling English garden, she can scarcely believe her good fortune. But it''s not long before Faye realizes everything in the old home may not be as peaceful as it seems. A strange light begins to appear in her children''s rooms at night, and then there''s the reclusive elderly tenant her landlady warned her to steer clear of, the woman who spends her evenings spying on Faye''s children from her garret-room window. To make matters worse, Faye, who has sworn off men, discovers her downstairs neighbor Jack is a disturbingly handsome professor with a talent for charming women and children alike. Before she knows it, Faye has embarked upon a whole new adventure into a world where anything might be possible, where broken hearts can be healed by a kiss, and where Neverland may not be a place of fables, but a forgotten land one can still find if they are only brave enough to follow the second star to the right.

The colorful flowers in Mama’s garden reveal a strange-looking creature. “What is it? Does it sting, does it bite?” Join in this photographic journey as the young girl and her mother care for the caterpillar. Watch as it transforms into a chrysalis and then emerges as a beautiful monarch butterfly. How can the young girl “claim” the butterfly as her own but still let it go free?

A tale exploring themes of class, women''s rights and domestic abuse in the 1970s American South shares the story of The Beach House''s Lovie Rutledge, who reflects on a summer during which a beach vacation to escape her unfaithful, disdainful husband culminates in a fateful romance with a handsome biologist.

From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, the heartwarming first installment in the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, a poignant series following three half-sisters and their grandmother. Three granddaughters. Three months. One summer house. In this enchanting trilogy set on Sullivan''s Island, South Carolina, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe captures the complex relationships between Dora, Carson, and Harper, three half-sisters scattered across the country--and a grandmother determined to help them rediscover their family bonds. For years, Carson Muir has drifted, never really settling, certain only that a life without the ocean is a life half lived. Adrift and penniless in California, Carson is the first to return to Sea Breeze, wondering where things went wrong...until the sea she loves brings her a minor miracle. Her astonishing bond with a dolphin helps Carson renew her relationships with her sisters and face the haunting memories of her ill-fated father. As the rhythms of the island open her heart, Carson begins to imagine the next steps toward her future. In this heartwarming novel, three sisters discover the true treasures Sea Breeze offers as surprising truths are revealed, mistakes forgiven, and precious connections made that will endure long beyond one summer.

Charlotte Godowski was used to the horrified stares she received from strangers. She''d learned to accept her facial deformity, until one cruel incident compelled her to have the surgery that changed her life forever. Charlotte Godfrey is beautiful beyond compare. In Hollywood, where such beauty is power, her rise is meteoric. Suddenly she has everything she could want: acceptance, a future and a love she believes can see to the true beauty within. Charlotte Godowski and Charlotte Godfrey are two sides of the same woman—a woman who can trust no one with her secret. But when fate forces Charlotte to deal with the truth—about her past, about the man she loves, about herself—she discovers that only love has the power to transform a scarred soul.

Toy Sooner has dealt with enough rough waves in her troubled past. It''s only been through the enduring love of a close-knit group of women on this tiny island that she''s finally started to find her footing. But as new challenges in her career arise for this young single mother, the choices and demons of her past will catch up to her. Soon Toy will learn that, like the steadfast sea turtles she cares for, a mother must find the strength within herself to make it safely to shore.

Now in paperback from "New York Times"-bestselling author Monroe, the story of four very different women who embark on a transformational journey following the migrating monarchs across the United States.

Le donne, quando vogliono, sanno essere molto forti. E sanno stringere, o recuperare, fra loro relazioni capaci di superare anche i momenti più bui, le circostanze più avverse che, talvolta, la vita non ci risparmia. I personaggi femminili della Monroe, pur nella loro differente caratterizzazione, affrontano i rapporti con la famiglia, il lavoro, gli uomini e la maternità con un coraggio e una determinazione contagiosi. Tanti modi diversi di essere donne, come le sorelle Season e le amiche de Il Club del Libro, ma ognuno specialmente, autenticamente unico.

Her husband''s suicide left Nora MacKenzie alone, and his shady Wall Street dealings left the Manhattan socialite penniless. By a miracle she''s held on to their mountainside farm—and she''ll keep holding on, no matter what. The property is Nora''s one chance to wring some dignity out of the sham she''s been living. The Vermont locals think she''s a city girl on a nature kick, but she''s not afraid to get her hands dirty. Nora''s serious about learning the farming business…if she can figure out where to begin. Against the locals'' skepticism, she has only one ally: Charles "C.W." Walker. C.W. is hardworking, gentle with the animals and a patient teacher of the hundreds of chores Nora needs to learn. Slowly she starts to believe she''ll survive in her new life, even flourish. She might even be willing to open her heart again. But she won''t return to a life of lies…and the truth about C.W. may be more than Nora''s fragile heart can bear.

Aquatic creatures from environments around the globe excite the pages of the 12 Sylvan Dell books in this Marine Animals Set. These books support fun fictional stories with natural science themes and vivid illustrations. The set includes award-winning Sylvan Dell classics as well as newer titles. It consists of Carolina''s Story: Sea Turtles Get Sick Too!, Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean, Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud, If a Dolphin Were a Fish, Turtles In My Sandbox, Turtle Summer: A Journal for my Daughter, Ocean Seasons, and River Beds: Sleeping in the World''s Rivers, Where Should Turtle Be?, Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls, Astro: The Steller Sea Lion, and Ready, Set]]Wait! What Animals Do Before a Hurricane. All books feature a 3-5 page "For Creative Minds" educational section and additional Free Online Educator Resources: 30-80 pages of cross-curricular Teaching Activities, Interactive Reading Comprehension & Math Quizzes, Audio Books, and Related Websites.

Quand sa sœur Merry s’éteint à l’âge de trente-deux ans, Jillian Season, bouleversée, retourne à Evanston, dans la vieille maison familiale, après des années d’absence. Sur place, elle retrouve Beatrice et Rose, ses deux autres sœurs cadettes, dont elle s’est hélas beaucoup éloignée à la suite d’une tragédie qui les a séparées. Aujourd’hui, c’est le cœur gonflé d’espoir qu’elle tente de renouer des liens avec ses sœurs, autrefois si proches. Mais elle voit son rêve voler en éclats face à la révélation d’un secret. Merry a en effet formulé une ultime requête avant de mourir : retrouver l’enfant que Jillian a mis au monde adolescente. Son enfant. Comment son secret, si minutieusement dissimulé, a-t-il pu être découvert ? Et surtout, comment trouvera-t-elle la force d’affronter son passé et de se retrouver face à elle-même?

12 Sylvan Dell books between Accelerated Reading Levels 4.0 and 4.5: Felina''s New Home; Mother Osprey; Saturn for My Birthday; Turtles In My Sandbox; Baby Owl''s Rescue; Whistling Wings; The Best Nest; Where Should Turtle Be?; In My Backyard; Henry the Impatient Heron; The Rainforest Grew All Around; Turtle Summer

Traditional Chinese edition of Time is a river. Through her love of fly fishing, Mia, a breast cancer survivor with a failed marriage, found herself immersed in the diary of another fly-fishing enthusiast she discovered in the cabin she stayed in. A mystery unravels as she reads and as Mia attempts to solve it, she is again drawn to the mountains, the rivers, and nature. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

This set includes all 55 current Sylvan Dell titles. Sylvan Dell Publishing will award any institution that purcahses 2 of these sets a 1-year eBook Site License, representing all titles. Proof of purchase necessary. The set comprises: A Day in the Salt Marsh; A Day on the Mountain; ABC Safari; Animals are Sleeping; Astro: The Steller Sea Lion; Baby Owl''s Rescue; Blackberry Banquet; Burro''s Tortillas; Carolina''s Story: Sea Turtles Get Sick Too!; Champ''s Story; Dogs Get Cancer Too!; Christmas Eve Blizzard; Count Down to Fall; Felina''s New Home: A Florida Panther Story; Furs and Feathers; Happy Birthday To Whooo?; Henry the Impatient Heron; How The Moon Regained Her Shape; If A Dolphin Were A Fish; If You Were A Parrot; In Arctic Waters; In My Backyard; Julie the Rockhound; Kersplatypus; Little Red Bat; Little Skink''s Tail; Loon Chase; Moose and Magpie; Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls; My Even Day; My Half Day; Newton and Me; Ocean Hide and Seek; Ocean Seasons; Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud; One Odd Day; One Wolf Howls; Pandas'' Earthquake Escape; Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet; Pieces of Another World; Ready, Set WAIT!; River Beds: Sleeping in the World''s Rivers; Saturn for My Birthday; Sort it Out!; The Best Nest; The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights; The Rainforest Grew All Around; Tudley Didn''t Know; Turtle Summer: A Journal for my Daughter; Turtles In My Sandbox; Twas the Day Before Zoo Day; Water Beds: Sleeping In the Ocean; What''s New at the Zoo? An Animal Adding Adventure; What''s the Difference? An Endangered Animal Subtraction Story; Where Should Turtle Be?; Whistling Wings. 4-6 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back 40-60 pg cross-curricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the book''s homepage eBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and selectable English and Spanish text and audio

Last Light Over Carolina Every woman in the sultry South Carolina low country knows the unspoken fear that clutches the heart every time her man sets out to sea. Now, that fear has become a terrible reality for Carolina Morrison. Her husband, shrimp boat captain Bud Morrison, is lost and alone somewhere in the vast Atlantic fishing grounds, with a storm gathering and last light falling. Over the course of one terrifying, illuminating day, Carolina looks back across thirty years of love and loss, joy and sorrow: How she rejected a well-to-do upbringing to marry Bud and embrace his extraordinary lifestyle by the sea . . . how hard times and loneliness have driven them apart . . . and how, with one mistake, she may have shattered their once-unbreakable bond forever. While their the close-knit community rallies together to search for one of its own, Carolina knows their love must somehow call him home, across miles of rough water and unspeakable memories. New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe explores a vanishing feature of the southern coastline, the mysterious yet time-honored shrimping culture, in a compelling tale of a strong woman struggling to prove that love is a light that never dies.

With a strong, warm voice that brings the South to life, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe writes richly textured stories that intimately portray the complex and emotional relationships we share with families, friends, and the natural world. "Every book that Mary Alice Monroe has written has felt like a homecoming to me," writes Pat Conroy, bestselling author of The Prince of Tides. Time Is a River is an insightful novel that will sweep readers away to the seductive southern landscape, joining books by authors such as Anne Rivers Siddons and Sue Monk Kidd. Recovering from breast cancer and reeling from her husband''s infidelity, Mia Landan flees her Charleston home to heal in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. She seeks refuge in a neglected fishing cabin belonging to her fly-fishing instructor, Belle Carson. Belle recently inherited the cabin, which once belonged to a grandmother she never knew -- the legendary fly fisher and journalist of the 1920s, Kate Watkins, whose life fell into ruins after she was accused of murdering her lover. Her fortune lost in the stock market crash and her reputation destroyed, Kate slipped into seclusion in the remote cabin. After her death the fishing cabin remained locked and abandoned for decades. Little does Belle know that by opening the cabin doors to Mia for a summer''s sanctuary, she will open again the scandal that plagued Belle''s family for generations. From her first step inside the dusty cabin, Mia is fascinated by the traces of Kate''s mysterious story left behind in the eccentric furnishings of the cabin. And though Belle, ashamed of the tabloid scandal that tortured her mother, warns Mia not to stir the mud, Mia is compelled to find out more about Kate...especially when she discovers Kate''s journal. The inspiring words of the remarkable woman echo across the years. Mia has been learning to fly-fish, and Kate''s wise words comparing life to a river resonate deeply. She begins a quest to uncover the truth behind the lies. As she searches newspaper archives and listens to the colorful memories of the local small-town residents, the story of a proud, fiercely independent woman emerges. Mia feels a strange kinship with the woman who, like her, suffered fears, betrayal, the death of loved ones, and a fall from grace -- yet found strength, compassion and, ultimately, forgiveness in her isolation. A story timeless in its appeal emerges, with a power that reopens old wounds, but also brings a transforming healing for Mia, for Kate''s descendants, and for all those in Mia''s new community.