Mary Alice Monroe

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Mary Alice Monroe is a best-selling author known for fiction that explore the compelling parallels between nature and human nature. Many of her novels deal with environmental issues. For example, The Beach House and Swimming Lessons refer to the plight of injured sea turtles.[1][2]

Monroe currently resides in South Carolina, and many of her novels are set in the southern United States and feature "strong Southern women".[3]

Her novel Time Is a River is about breast cancer survivors in a fly-fishing group in North Carolina, and Last Light Over Carolina describes the life and times of the shrimping industry.[4]

Monroe has received numerous awards, including the 2008 Award for Writing from the South Carolina Center for the Book, 2014 South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence, 2015 SW Florida Author of Distinction Award, the RT Lifetime Achievement Award, the International Book Award for Green Fiction. Mary Alice Monroe is a 2018 inductee to the South Carolina Academy of Authors.

Novels and children's books[]

This is a full list of novels from the author's website.[5]

The Beach House Series

  • The Beach House (2002), adapted as the TV movie The Beach House (2018)
  • Beach House Memories
  • Swimming Lessons
  • Beach House for Rent (2017)
  • Beach House Reunion (2018)

The Lowcountry Series

  • The Summer Girls
  • The Summer Wind
  • The Summer's End
  • A Lowcountry Wedding
  • A Lowcountry Christmas

Other novels

  • Last Light Over Carolina
  • Time Is a River
  • The Butterfly's Daughter
  • Sweetgrass
  • Skyward
  • The Four Seasons
  • The Book Club
  • Girl in the Mirror
  • The Long Road Home
  • The Summer Guests (2019)
  • On Ocean Boulevard (2020)

Children's books published by Arbordale Publishing[6]

  • Turtle Summer
  • A Butterfly Called Hope

References[]

  1. ^ "Quick Q&A With Mary Alice Monroe". All About Romance. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  2. ^ "Fresh Fiction". Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  3. ^ Review on Amazon.com. Publishers Weekly. July 2008. ISBN 978-1416544364.
  4. ^ Wilson, Craig (2008-07-07). "Author of 'Time Is a River' casts for deeper meaning". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  5. ^ "Mary Alice Monroe Books page". Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  6. ^ "Read books online kids picture books, story books for kids".

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