Mary Alice Monroe Popular Books

Mary Alice Monroe Biography & Facts

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.Monroe currently resides in South Carolina, and many of her novels are set in the southern United States and feature "strong Southern women".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.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. Bibliography This is a full list of novels from the author's website. Adaptations The Beach House (2002) was adapted as the TV movie The Beach House (2018) by the Hallmark Channel. References External links Official Website . Discover the Mary Alice Monroe popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Mary Alice Monroe books.

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  • The Southern Side of Paradise synopsis, comments

    The Southern Side of Paradise

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    The internationally bestselling Peachtree Bluff series concludes with this “deliciously authentic Southern tale of family and the often messy, complex relationships between sisters...

  • A Lowcountry Wedding synopsis, comments

    A Lowcountry Wedding

    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 s...

  • Sailing Lessons synopsis, comments

    Sailing Lessons

    Hannah McKinnon

    On the shores of Cape Cod, the Bailey sisters reunite with their longlost father for a summer of hope and forgiveness in this heartfelt novel from the author of the “sharp and evoc...

  • The Young Wives Club synopsis, comments

    The Young Wives Club

    Julie Pennell

    Southern Living’s Best New Summer Books In Toulouse, Louisiana finding your one true love happens sometime around high school. If you’re lucky, he might be the man you thought he w...

  • Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet synopsis, comments

    Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet

    Barbara Dee

    From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a “thoughtprovoking…wonderful” (School Library Journal) middle grade novel about a young girl who channels her anxiety about the ...

  • The Vineyard synopsis, comments

    The Vineyard

    Barbara Delinsky

    New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky has written her most complex and emotionally rewarding novel yet: a story of two women, a generation apart, each of whose dream b...

  • Haven Point synopsis, comments

    Haven Point

    Virginia Hume

    INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER"The book equivalent of a beach getaway." PopSugar"A stunning debut." BookRiotA sweeping debut novel about the generations of a family that spends summer...

  • The Summer Sister synopsis, comments

    The Summer Sister

    Muna Shehadi

    'A wonderful read with evocative descriptions and enough family secrets to create a gripping journey of discovery' Woman'One of those books that makes you cancel everything so you ...

  • Family and Friendship Box Set synopsis, comments

    Family and Friendship Box Set

    Mary Alice Monroe

    Together for the first time in one valuable box set, three compelling stories of family and friendship from the New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House, Mary Alice Mon...

  • The Summer House synopsis, comments

    The Summer House

    Hannah McKinnon

    When Flossy Merrill summons her children to the beloved family beach house to celebrate their father’s eightieth birthday, both cherished memories and longkept secrets come to ligh...

  • A Happier Life synopsis, comments

    A Happier Life

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    With “her signature warmth and Southern charm” (E! Online), the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Songbirds and the Peachtree Bluff series presents a tender and to...

  • The Long Road Home synopsis, comments

    The Long Road Home

    Mary Alice Monroe

    Rediscover this moving tale of second chances and selfreinvention by New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe. Her husband’s suicide left Nora MacKenzie alone, and his s...

  • The Summer Sail synopsis, comments

    The Summer Sail

    Wendy Francis

    “A great summer read for fans of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.” (Library Journal) A trio of college friends who reunite aboard a cruise ship experience an unforgettable vacatio...

  • The Four Seasons synopsis, comments

    The Four Seasons

    Mary Alice Monroe

    Get swept up again in this heartfelt family drama from New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe.They are the Season sisters, bound by blood, driven apart by a tragedy. N...

  • A Certain Darkness synopsis, comments

    A Certain Darkness

    Anna Lee Huber

    Set in Downton Abbeyera postWorld War I England, this actionpacked series from the USA Today bestselling author of the Lady Darby Mysteries is a treat for fans of Jacqueline Winspe...

  • Louisiana Lucky synopsis, comments

    Louisiana Lucky

    Julie Pennell

    From the critically acclaimed author of The Young Wives Club, a “heartwarming story about friendship, heartache, and selfdiscovery” (Karen White, New York Times bestselling author)...

  • The Winter Sister synopsis, comments

    The Winter Sister

    Muna Shehadi

    'The story telling in this book is right up there with Nora Roberts, who is an expert at drawing you into a story' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review'To say I loved reading this book would be...

  • Beach House for Rent synopsis, comments

    Beach House for Rent

    Mary Alice Monroe

    New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe returns to her beloved Isle of Palms to tell the poignant, charming story of two women, one summer, and one very special beach h...

  • Message in the Sand synopsis, comments

    Message in the Sand

    Hannah McKinnon

    An emotional and unforgettable tale of a small town irrevocably affected by an unforeseen and shocking eventfrom the author of the “charming gem of a novel” (Elin Hilderbrand, #1 N...

  • Beach House Memories synopsis, comments

    Beach House Memories

    Mary Alice Monroe

    New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe's Southernset classic Beach House Memories, the sequel to The Beach House, now a Hallmark Channel movie starring Andie MacDowell...

  • Book Club Favorites synopsis, comments

    Book Club Favorites

    Mary Alice Monroe, Pam Jenoff, Karma Brown & Phaedra Patrick

    Four exceptional novels together in one box set!The Book Club by Mary Alice MonroeFor five women, their monthly meeting is a place of sanctuary and community. These women from diff...

  • Slightly South of Simple synopsis, comments

    Slightly South of Simple

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER Glitter Guide’s “Must Reads for April” PopSugar’s “Ultimate Summer Reading” Bustle’s Books to Read and Discuss With Your Mom and Grandma New York Live’s “Ashley...

  • The Darlings synopsis, comments

    The Darlings

    Hannah McKinnon

    On a secluded stretch of Cape Cod, a wedding is being planned at a beloved beach houseonly for a long kept secret to emerge that hurtles both the wedding and the family off course,...

  • Christmas in Peachtree Bluff synopsis, comments

    Christmas in Peachtree Bluff

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    The newest installment of the New York Times bestselling Peachtree Bluff series follows three generations of Murphy women as they come together to face a hurricane that threatens t...

  • The Spring Sister synopsis, comments

    The Spring Sister

    Muna Shehadi

    'The author's writing style is similar to that of Santa Montefiore whom I love, so this book really pulled me in' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader reviewWhat happens when you discover that your gl...

  • The Summer of Songbirds synopsis, comments

    The Summer of Songbirds

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFour women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves in the process in this moving new novel from th...

  • The Summer Wind synopsis, comments

    The Summer Wind

    Mary Alice Monroe

    The Summer Wind is the second book in Monroe’s Lowcountry Summer trilogy, following the New York Times bestselling The Summer Girls. This series is a poignant and heartwarming stor...

  • Shipped synopsis, comments

    Shipped

    Angie Hockman

    Named a Best Romance Book of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly Goodreads PopSugar Marie Claire Real Simple Insider Vulture CNN Bookreporter BookBub and more!​ The Unhoneymoone...

  • Daughters-in-Law synopsis, comments

    Daughters-in-Law

    Joanna Trollope

    An elegant, wry, and superbly nuanced story about a woman with three sonsand three daughters in lawwho must come to terms with the new configuration of her family.As Anthony and Ra...

  • A Lowcountry Christmas synopsis, comments

    A Lowcountry Christmas

    Mary Alice Monroe

    A wounded warrior and his younger brother discover the true meaning of Christmas in a timeless story of family bonds in this “lovely and memorable” (Luis Carlos Montalván, New York...

  • The Beach House synopsis, comments

    The Beach House

    Mary Alice Monroe

    Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Beach House! The most fulfilling journey is one that leads back home…"Mary Alice Monroe is helping to redefine the beauty and magic of the Car...

  • The Lowcountry Summer eBoxed Set synopsis, comments

    The Lowcountry Summer eBoxed Set

    Mary Alice Monroe

    Three granddaughters. Three months. One summer house. From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, the first two novels in the enchanting Lowcountry Summer trilogynow ...

  • Under the Southern Sky synopsis, comments

    Under the Southern Sky

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    This instant New York Times bestsellerthat’s “perfect for fans of beach reads, P.S. I Love You, and anything by authors Jennifer Weiner and Elin Hilderbrand” (Country Living) follo...

  • The Myth of Perpetual Summer synopsis, comments

    The Myth of Perpetual Summer

    Susan Crandall

    From the national bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes a moving comingofage tale set in the tumultuous sixties that harkens to both Ordinary Grace and The Secre...

  • The Summer Club synopsis, comments

    The Summer Club

    Hannah McKinnon

    Hannah McKinnon, the acclaimed author of the “charming and warmhearted” (PopSugar) The Summer House, returns with a fresh beach read about a group of outsiders threatening the stat...

  • The Summer Girls synopsis, comments

    The Summer Girls

    Mary Alice Monroe

    From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, the heartwarming first installment in the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, a poignant series following three halfsisters and the...

  • The Secret to Southern Charm synopsis, comments

    The Secret to Southern Charm

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    A 2018 Spring Okra Pick USA TODAY Happy Ever After’s Best Women’s Fiction Southern Living’s Most Anticipated Beach Reads of 2018 Deep South Magazine’s Summer Reading List Raleigh N...

  • Second Star to the Right synopsis, comments

    Second Star to the Right

    Mary Alice Monroe

    "The magic of innocence and the romance of hope will charm the reader." Nora Roberts "I laughed, I cried and I felt like a kid again, experiencing the magic of an unforgettable lo...

  • The First Wife synopsis, comments

    The First Wife

    Muna Shehadi

    At the heart of a great love lies a devastating secret . . . Fans of Lucinda Riley, Santa Montefiore and Louise Douglas will be gripped by Muna Shehadi's stunning new novel of twis...

  • The Sugarhouse Blues synopsis, comments

    The Sugarhouse Blues

    Mariah Stewart

    From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes more "catnip for women's fiction fans" (Booklist) in the second novel of the Hudson Sisters series.Allie, Des, and Cara,...

  • Feels Like Falling synopsis, comments

    Feels Like Falling

    Kristy Woodson Harvey

    From “the next major voice in Southern fiction” (Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author) and the bestselling author of the Peachtree Bluff series comes the instant USA...

  • Mystic Summer synopsis, comments

    Mystic Summer

    Hannah McKinnon

    “When two roads diverge...take the one that leads to the beach! Hannah McKinnon delivers a charming gem of a novel in Mystic Summer. I adored this book.” Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New Y...

  • Gimme Some Sugar synopsis, comments

    Gimme Some Sugar

    Molly Harper

    A young widow returns to Lake Sackett, Georgia to face the ghosts of her pastand decide if she’s ready to take another chance on lovein the third sparkling Southern Eclectic novel ...

  • The Book Club synopsis, comments

    The Book Club

    Mary Alice Monroe

    Discover this moving story of five remarkable friends as Mary Alice Monroe, the New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House explores the power of friendship with tendernes...

  • The View from Here synopsis, comments

    The View from Here

    Hannah McKinnon

    From the acclaimed author of Sailing Lessons and Mystic Summera “charming gem of a novel” (Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author)an evocative and moving tale about...

  • Goodbye, Paris synopsis, comments

    Goodbye, Paris

    Anstey Harris

    International Bestseller A Book of the Month Club PickThe Little Paris Bookshop meets Jojo Moyes in Goodbye, Paris, an utterly charming novel that proves that sometimes you have ...

  • Swimming for Sunlight synopsis, comments

    Swimming for Sunlight

    Allie Larkin

    When recently divorced Katie Ellis and her rescue dog Bark move back in with Katie’s grandmother in Florida, she becomes swept up in a reunion of her grandmother’s troupe of underw...