Mary Alice Monroe is the\u00a0New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including\u00a0The Summer Girls<\/i>, The Summer Wind<\/i>,\u00a0The Summer\u2019s End,<\/i> Last Light Over Carolina<\/i>,\u00a0Time Is a River<\/i>,\u00a0Sweetgrass<\/i>,\u00a0Skyward<\/i>,\u00a0The Beach House<\/i>,\u00a0Beach House Memories, Swimming Lessons, The Four Seasons<\/i>, and\u00a0The Book Club<\/i>. Her books have received numerous awards, including the 2008 South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing, the 2014 South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence, the 2015 SW Florida Author of Distinction Award, the RT Lifetime Achievement Award, and the International Book Award for Green Fiction. An active conservationist, she lives in the lowcountry of South Carolina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Summer Wind<\/i> is the second book in Monroe\u2019s Lowcountry Summer trilogy, following the New York Times<\/i> bestselling The Summer Girls.<\/i> This series is a poignant and heartwarming story of three half-sisters and their grandmother, who is determined to help them rediscover their southern roots and family bonds.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s midsummer and Eudora, nicknamed Dora, is staying at Sea Breeze, the family\u2019s ancestral home on Sullivan\u2019s Island. For years, Dora has played the role of the perfect wife and mother in a loveless marriage. Now her husband filed for divorce, her child is diagnosed with autism, and her house is on the market. Dora\u2019s facade collapses under the weight of her grief and she suffers \u201cbroken heart syndrome.\u201d Mamaw and the girls rally around Dora\u2014but it\u2019s up to Dora to heal herself as she spends the summer prowling the beach, discovering the secrets of the island and her heart. This is a summer of discovery for all the women of Sea Breeze. Carson returns from Florida to face life-changing decisions, Lucille confronts a health scare, and an unexpected visitor has Harper reconsidering her life\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[24],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n