Traveler of Charleston’s Summer Reading Guide 2017
If your idea of summer relaxation includes a juicy page-turner, you’re in luck. And, if you love Southern authors and stories, you’ve hit the jackpot with these new books – hitting the stores and online booksellers just in time for your Charleston beach vacation. Check out our recommendations for great summer reads: Beach House for […]
‘A Lowcountry Wedding’ Among Best Summer Books
When I found out Charleston author Mary Alice Monroe was going to do one more book in her “Summer Girls” series, I almost jumped for joy. Last summer, I very slowly read the last couple chapters in “The Summer’s End,” not quite ready for this trilogy to come to a close. I was invested in […]
Release Party for Lowcountry Trilogy
We were happy to be invited to the book release party for “The Summer’s End,” the final book in the trilogy by Charleston area author Mary Alice Monroe. It was also exciting to learn that one of Monroe’s past books, “The Beach House,” will be made into a movie starring South Carolina native Andie MacDowell. […]
‘The Summer Wind’ is a Beautiful Beach Read
I finished reading “The Summer Wind” by Mary Alice Monroe and was immediately annoyed. I was going to have wait until next summer to get the last installment in the trilogy! Don’t you just hate when you get so engrossed in a book you’re sad when it ends? I felt the same way last summer […]
Pick Up These Books for Your Beach Reads
Reading on the beach or in the backyard hammock is a must-do summer activity. We have some book suggestions to help you get to relaxing even faster. We recently reviewed “The Summer Girls” by Lowcountry author Mary Alice Monroe, and here’s another Charleston area author who can pen a terrific novel. Dorothea Benton Frank’s latest […]
Dive into the Lowcountry with ‘The Summer Girls’
Mary Alice Monroe has the uncanny knack for weaving a compelling story and interesting characters into the framework of the Lowcountry’s natural habitat. This time her creation is the first book in a summertime trilogy, chronicling the story of three sisters who reunite at their grandmother’s house on Sullivan’s Island. Add “The Summer Girls” to […]
