The Summer of Lost and Found
Book Feature - The Summer of Lost and Found by Mary Alice Monroe
HBL Note: I feel like I’ve been living under a rock. How is this the first time I’m featuring Mary Alice Monroe on this blog? That’s a miss on my part. Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times Bestselling author of 22 novels worldwide. Twenty. Two. The Summer of Lost and Found is the 7th novel in The Beach House Book series following the Rutledge family. This novel is already receiving quite a bit of attention, including one of BookTrib and Get Literary’s Most Anticipated Reads of 2021, one of Country Living’s “30 Can’t-Miss Beach Reads for This Summer,” and one of Frolic’s “25 Best Books of Spring 2021.” Scroll down to read more about THE SUMMER OF LOST AND FOUND by Mary Alice Monroe.
Book Feature - The Summer of Lost and Found by Mary Alice Monroe
From the publisher:
The coming of spring usually means renewal, but for Linnea Rutledge, it begins a season of challenge. Linnea faces another layoff, this time from the aquarium she adores. For her—and for her family—finances, emotions, and health teeter on the brink. To complicate matters, her new love interest, Gordon, struggles to return to the Isle of Palms from England. Meanwhile, her old flame, John, turns up from California and is quarantining next door. She tries to ignore him, but when he sends her plaintive notes in the form of paper airplanes, old sparks ignite. When Gordon at last reaches the island, Linnea wonders—is it possible to love two men at the same time?
Love in the time of COVID-19 proves challenging, at times humorous, and ever changing. Relationships are redefined, friendships made and broken, and marriages tested. As the weeks turn to months, and another sea turtle season comes to a close, Linnea learns there are more meaningful lessons during this summer than opportunities lost: that summer is a time of wonder, and that the exotic lives in our own backyards. In The Summer of Lost and Found, Linnea and the Rutledge family continue to face their challenges with the strength, faith, and commitment that has inspired fans for decades.
Mary Alice Monroe once again delves into the complexities of family relationships and brings her signature “sensitive and true” (Dorothea Benton Frank, New York Times bestselling author) storytelling to this poignant and timely novel of love, courage, and resilience.
