Mary Kay Andrews
Author Interview - Mary Kay Andrews
Author of Sunset Beach, Hello Summer, Summers at the Saint
About Summers at the Saint:
Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. . . .
Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as “the Saint.” If you grew up coming here, you were “a Saint.” If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were “an Ain’t.” Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family wasn’t rich enough or connected enough to vacation here. But she could work here. One fateful summer she did, and married the boss’s son. Now, she’s the widowed owner of the hotel, determined to see it return to its glory days, even as staff shortages and financial troubles threaten to ruin it. Plus, her greedy and unscrupulous brother-in-law wants to make sure she fails. Enlisting a motley crew of recently hired summer help―including the daughter of her estranged best friend―Traci has one summer season to turn it around. But new information about a long-ago drowning at the hotel threatens to come to light, and the tragic death of one of their own brings Traci to the brink of despair.
Traci Eddings has her back against the pink-painted wall of this beloved institution. And it will take all the wits and guts she has to see wrongs put to right, to see guilty parties put in their place, and maybe even to find a new romance along the way. Told with Mary Kay Andrew’s warmth, humor, knack for twists, and eye for delicious detail about human nature, Summers at the Saint is a beach read with depth and heart.
Author Interview - Mary Kay Andrews
Author I draw inspiration from:
Tie between Susan Isaacs and Elinor Lipman.
Author Interview - Mary Kay Andrews | Author I draw inspiration from
Favorite place to read a book:
In bed, propped up with about a dozen pillows.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
Mame Dennis, aka Auntie Mame.
Author Interview - Mary Kay Andrews | Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
First grade. The teacher asked us to draw a picture of what we wanted to be. I drew a woman sitting at a tall desk in front of a wall of books.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
Hardback at home. Audiobook on the road. Ebook in the air.
The last book I read:
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel.
Author Interview - Mary Kay Andrews | The last book I read
Pen & paper or computer:
Pen and paper to plot, computer once the pump is primed.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone.
Author Interview - Mary Kay Andrews | Book character I think I’d be best friends with
If I wasn’t an author, I’d be a:
An antique dealer.
Favorite decade in fashion history:
1950s.
Place I’d most like to travel:
Ireland.
My signature drink:
Rosé.
Favorite artist:
John Singer Sargent.
Number one on my bucket list:
Sail the Greek Islands.
Anything else you'd like to add:
Number two item on my bucket list is leave the house and go to an estate sale!
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About Mary Kay Andrews:
Author Interview - Mary Kay Andrews
MARY KAY ANDREWS is The New York Times bestselling author of HELLO, SUMMER, Sunset Beach, The High Tide Club, The Beach House Cookbook, The Weekenders, Beach Town, Save the Date, Ladies’ Night, Christmas Bliss, Spring Fever, Summer Rental, The Fixer Upper, Deep Dish, Blue Christmas, Savannah Breeze, Hissy Fit, Little Bitty Lies, and Savannah Blues. A former journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Author Interview - Mary Kay Andrews
