The Summer Girls The Lowcountry Summer Trilogy Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Mary Alice Monroe Inc Blackstone Audio Books
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Three sisters reunite on Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina after years of separation in this heartwarming first novel in a new trilogy from a beloved author.
80-year-old Marietta Muir is a dowager of Charleston society who has retired to her historic summer home on Sullivan's Island. At the onset of summer, Marietta - "Mamaw" - seeks to gather her three granddaughters - Carson, Eudora, and Harper - with the intent to reunite them after years apart.
The Summer Girls The Lowcountry Summer Trilogy Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Mary Alice Monroe Inc Blackstone Audio Books
Mary Alice Monroe is one of my favorite women’s authors. The Summer Girls carries the themes of most of her books; family, secrets and reconciliation. This Lowcountry series is similar to the Beach House series in that there is an elderly matriarch; in this case Marietta Muir. She was a Charleston socialite in her younger years. She has sold her mansion in Charleston after the deaths of her husband and son some years ago and has been living in the old beach house on Sullivan’s Island. She is turning 80 and wants to sell the house. But first, she wants to reunite with her three granddaughters who haven’t been there in ten years. Her son was their father, but they all had different mothers and were raised separately. She and the girls have memories of the summers they all spent together. There is also a storyline about dolphins that is as interesting as the beach house.Mary Alice acquaints you with her characters in such a way that you feel you know them and would recognize them if you met them on the street. Her stories draw you in with her themes. I especially enjoy the wildlife and lowcountry conservation themes that are informative and interesting. Makes me want to see the lowcountry!
Great summer read!
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The Summer Girls The Lowcountry Summer Trilogy Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Mary Alice Monroe Inc Blackstone Audio Books Reviews
I am now on Book 3. I enjoyed the fictional parts of the books as well as learning about the low country, sea turtles and dolphins Monroe's books are somewhat similar in plot; however, I enjoy the way she writes, her characterizations and the fact that one learns about sea animals and many aspects of nature. Her stories also keep one's interest. They are all nice summer reads.
Mary Alice Monroe is gifted story teller that brings to intricate dysfunction of families to light in a very honest way. Southerners have a heritage of keeping family secrets. But eventually everything will be revealed but only in small bites, so the hearer of these truths can slowly digest how this new found knowledge will change their lives. Her portrayal of the 3 sisters and the two elder women who loves them above all else are classical women of the South-warm, head strong and up to any task.
There are three books in this series. Be sure to read The Summer Girls first, then read the other two. I read number 3 first, then read 1 and 2. Now I am reading number 3 again! What a wonderful set of summer time reading. These books take you to the beach in the south on warm, sunny days, and makes for a nice escape from the worries of life. I think I am one of the half-sisters now. Love Mary Alice Monroe and her writing.
Love Mary Alice Monroe's writing of the South Carolina coast area, the people and wild life there! In this book, I learned quite a bit about Dolphins, the ones before, turtles! So interesting!
She has a way of explaining people's deep feelings, why they're that way, how they're trying to change, if that's nec.
I'm looking fwd to the rest in this series, and to more of this authors books!
(It does bother me, the usage of what to me, are men's names, for women, Carson, Harper, like that. Even 92% into this, I saw the name Carson and immed thought it was Blake she was talking about, but no, it was the woman. Prob my age, 75, I like appropriate names, Susie, Lily, etc. But it's not my book, I'm just saying it's hard for me to get into that frame of mind with masculine names for feminine characters. It makes it somehow less for me)
**review contains spoilers**
This book had a lot of potential, but really left me disappointed. I loved the descriptions of the Lowcountry beach culture and natural world, but found the characters unlikable and the plot half-baked.
In particular, I really disliked the manipulative grandmother and the harsh, judgmental love interest. Really? As the book ended, one of the sisters is still trying to earn her way back into his good graces, and he's disapproving of her from start to finish. I didn't find that healthy or romantic at all. The storyline with the dolphin is silly and far-fetched...and I say that as a dolphin lover. None of the sisters had any sort of connection by the end of the book, and there was no resolution after the awful scene between the aunt and the autistic nephew either, it all felt like setup to suck the reader into buying the rest of the series.
I do like Mary Alice Monroe's writing. I read all four of the beach house books first. I was surprised in reading this that the plot line was eerily similar to the premise in the beach house except in this case it was get all three grand daughters to the beach house vs. one daughter in beach house so they could reconnect. Not that it's a bad thing, but just a bit too similar for me on top of having just read the others.
Mary Alice Monroe weaves the lives of three estranged sisters into a beautiful tapestry of reconciliation.It happens over one last summer at their Grandmother's home on Sullivan's Island, S.C. Being "forced" (by conditions set in their father's will) to spend an entire summer on the island with one another one final time does not set well with any of them. Each brings her own "baggage" with her to the island and just wants to be left alone by the others, including their grandmother whose home it is where they are staying.
One of the sisters brings her autistic child with her for the summer and much of the book revolves around him, one of his aunts, and a dolphin. Together the summer girls begin to enjoy the island as broken fences begin to mend. It is truly a beautiful and touching story that I would highly recommend!
Mary Alice Monroe is one of my favorite women’s authors. The Summer Girls carries the themes of most of her books; family, secrets and reconciliation. This Lowcountry series is similar to the Beach House series in that there is an elderly matriarch; in this case Marietta Muir. She was a Charleston socialite in her younger years. She has sold her mansion in Charleston after the deaths of her husband and son some years ago and has been living in the old beach house on Sullivan’s Island. She is turning 80 and wants to sell the house. But first, she wants to reunite with her three granddaughters who haven’t been there in ten years. Her son was their father, but they all had different mothers and were raised separately. She and the girls have memories of the summers they all spent together. There is also a storyline about dolphins that is as interesting as the beach house.
Mary Alice acquaints you with her characters in such a way that you feel you know them and would recognize them if you met them on the street. Her stories draw you in with her themes. I especially enjoy the wildlife and lowcountry conservation themes that are informative and interesting. Makes me want to see the lowcountry!
Great summer read!
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