Books
April 2008: SWIMMING LESSONS available in trade paperback
May 2008 THE BOOK CLUB re-released in trade paperback
July 2008 TIME IS A RIVER, new novel released in hardcover.
TIME IS A RIVER
Mia Landa is recovering from breast cancer in a mountain cabin near Asheville, NC, when she discovers the journal of a sensational fly fisher of the 1920s, Kate Watkins. The inspiring words of a woman she never knew finally lure Mia from her shell to connect once more with the world around her. As she learns to fish, she uncovers secrets that span generations--secrets that have the power to change no only her life, but the lives of those in her new community.
Swimming Lessons
SWIMMING LESSONS is a sequel to her bestselling, THE BEACH HOUSE. Mary Alice Monroe returns to South Carolina’s breathtaking Isle of Palms in a heartwarming novel that unravels a tale of how lives can change over one magical summer.
Now available in trade paperback.
Turtle Summer: A Journal for my Daughter
TURTLE SUMMER is Monroe's first children's book and a companion to her novel SWIMMING LESSONS.
Using original photographs and naturalist's illustrations, this poignant picture book tells the story of a mother and daughter's summer
tending sea turtles along the southeastern coast.
Sweetgrass
"You can smell the salt air and hear the grass rustle in Monroe's writing. Building up her story of a family's struggle to remain united the way a basket maker builds up a sweetgrass basket, layer by layer, Monroe shows how the culture of the modern South unfolds."
--Gee Gee Rosell, Buxton Village Books, Buxton, NC
2005 RITA finalist
BOOKSENSE Pick
Sweetgrass/ paperback
Mary Alice Monroe returns to the heart of the Lowcountry with a richly textured story about family, loss and forgiveness.
RITA finalist
BOOKSENSE Pick
The Beach House
"With its evocative, often beautiful prose and keen insights into family relationships, Monroe's latest is an exceptional and heartwarming work of fiction ."
Publishers Weekly starred review
2003 Maggie Award Winner
2003 RITA Finalist
2003 RT Bookclub Finalist, Best Contempory Novel
2003 Holt Medallion Finalist
Skyward
"It’s not often that education and entertainment are so closely intertwined, this tale is one of those rare exceptions."
Booklist starred review
Publishers Weekly selection for "Year in Books 2003"
Winner RT Bookclub Magazine for Best Contemporary Novel
The Four Seasons
"Monroe writes with a crisp precision and narrative energy that will keep (readers) turning the pages. Her talent for infusing her characters with warmth and vitality and her ability to spin a tale with emotional depth will earn her a broad spectrum of readers."
Publishers Weekly
RITA Finalist
The Book Club
"Death, infidelity, infertility, and changing mother-daughter roles are only some of the problems addressed in this well-designed book, which skillfully weaves the individual story threads into a warm, unified whole that will appeal to readers who enjoy multifaceted relationship novels with strong women protagonists."
Library Journal
Girl in the Mirror
"Monroe's classic tale of the ugly duckling and the swan has been updated for this new release.
Enjoy this modern day tale of an Extreme Makeover--and its consequences."
RITA Finalist
"Mary Alice Monroe continues to be one of the leaders of complex female relationship dramas that hit home to the audience."
The Best Reviews