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easy read, though not as predictable as I thought, while half way through, It tells a story of a typical southern bred woman, who sacrifices all for her family and family's reputation, She spends every summer at her beach house where she is known as " THE Turtle, Lady". One summer a study of the Loggerhead turtles is conducted as plans for building condos goes underway, The head of this study is a handsome doctor who is impressed with Olivia's years of tracking the turtles and they become partners in leading this research, Though both married, they are drawn to one another, By the end of the summer they both have decisions to make and decide to waitmonths to decide,

I have very little knowledge of sea turtles but this book made me want to learn more about it, I will probably pick up another book by this author as I really like the way her descriptions make me imagine that I am right there, I can feel the summer heat, the sweat, the sand, the breeze, the ocean, . . Third book completed in May CleanSweepARC Challenge,

This will not be the first time I've mentioned how much I love the Lowcountry, It will certainly not be the last it's one of my favorite southern fictional settings, Monroe's love for the Lowcountry is also evident in her stories, This time, she has combined her passion for the beautiful coastal islands and the preservation of loggerhead sea turtles and their hatchlings, Mary Alice tells two stories here really, one of Olivia Rutledge, a woman trying to make a difference in her beloved beach community, who's trying to hold on to her family, love, and memories.
Second, and what I found most interesting, a story that revolves around preserving the nests of sea turtles and protecting the defenseless hatchlings from destruction, development, and predators, In the end, Olivia is not much different from the mother sea turtle, Both get their strength from the sea and return year after year to a beach home that's in their blood, As always, Monroe delivers.



Egalley courtesy of xoxoafterdark, com. I realized I read this book already once I was in about three chapters, But its a great book and finished it again, A great addition to the Beach House series, I cried through the other books and this one's ending is no different, The emotions run throughout the book and you just want to keep reading, getting lost in the pages, This is bookof the Beach house series but I was advised to read it second, after reading The Beach House, I'm a rule follower so this was a difficult decision to make! Soooo many people, even the author, said to read itnd, so I did and I'm glad! So far this series is the perfect pandemic read.
It's like a Hallmark movie matter of fact, there actually IS a Hallmark movie of thest book, Beach House Memories was written as a prequel to The Beach House and we learn all about Lovie's backstory, her marriage, and her relationship with Russell, It was nice to see Cara and Palmer as children and get further insight into how they became the adults we meet in The Beach House, I'm looking forward to reading Swimming Lessons nextin the series butfor me! Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sunsoaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia “Lovie” Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage.
As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer

In, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the same, When Lovie married aristocratic, wellconnected businessman Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his control, But she refused to relinquish one thing: her familys old seaside cottage, Precious summers with her children on the barrier island are Lovies refuge from social expectations and her overbearing husbands philandering, Here, she is the “Turtle Lady,” tending the loggerhead turtles that lay their eggs in the warm night sand and then slip back into the sea,

Then, in the summer of, biologist Russell Bennett visits to research the loggerheads, Their shared interest brings them together, and soon it blooms into a passionate, profound loveforcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision, Strattons influence is farreaching, and if

she dares to dream beyond a summer affair, she risks losing her reputation, her wealth, even her children,

This emotional tale of a strong woman torn between duty and desire, between tradition and change, is an empowering journey through the seasons of selfdiscovery, Until this autumn, this time of winds and tides, of holding on and letting go Three and a half, I couldnt help but bring this home from the library as the cover reminded me very much of my favourite beach near where I live in Australia, Plus I like Mary Alice Munroes books, This is the third story I have read featuring Lovie Rutledge The Turtle Lady and I enjoyed finding out exactly what happened to Lovie in,
When visiting biologist Russell Bennett appears on the Isle of Palms, Lovie is prepared to dislike him thinking he does not have the interests of the island and her beloved sea turtles at heart.
That changes once she gets to know him more, A difficult marriage with Stratton who expects Lovie to be the perfect Southern wife raising a perfectly behaved and ladylike daughter, and at the same time turn a blind eye to his absences and affairs takes its toll on Lovie.
But that is nothing to what happens when she finds herself falling involve with Russell and considering divorce,
I was interested in the way relationships developed in the story though it did remind me a little of Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks, I found the story more interesting when it moved away from feeding me information about the turtles and more onto the relationships, Maybe three books about turtles were too many for this person, Still a very enjoyable story and worth reading,
This was an amazing book I'm so lucky I won it on Goodreads! Set in South Carolina, Beach House Memories is a wonderful blend of romance, nature, and women's issues.
Lovie, the main character, is a young mother of two with a passion for sea turtles, Some of her struggles are unique to the time period such as the expectation that women should stay at home with the children, But the importance of raising children while trying to maintain some sense of individualism remains the same today, I think women will always have different challenges than men simply because the ties to our children are different,
I have only been to South Carolina as a child so I don't remember a lot, but after reading this book I would love to visit, The description of both the beach town and Charleston are so vivid and enticing, As an animal lover it would be a thrill beyond belief to see a mama turtle climb up the beach to lay eggs or see the hatchlings return to the ocean.
This book is a mustread and I'll be passing it along to friends and family so they can enjoy it also, I will also be checking out more books by Mary Alice Monroe, The conservation/ecology history of south carolina/beaches/turtles is interesting and adds to the story, The story of Lovie gets a bit old with the same agony she feels with her terrible marriage and the tragic end to the love of her life, Positively is shows the strength of women This Beach House series is just a delight, I love how she weaves nature into the story and uses it's facts as a metaphor for what is going on in the story, Throughout this series, we get to see all aspects of Loggerhead turtles who nest at the Isle of Palms, It's in each book in this series, This book is so great because we go back in time to an illicit romance that meant so much to Lovie in the mid seventies, It's about Russell Bennett and how he came into her life, He is mentioned in the first book of the series and you wonder about him, Well read this book and wonder no more, The love story does get a bit melodramatic at times, which makes it a little less believable to me, But maybe that's just me, Other than that, I loved this story,

I got to meet the author at my favorite little book shop in Woodstock, GA FoxTale Book Shoppe, Love that place. Mary Alice is so down to earth and an informed conservationist, She said she researches an animal first then dreams up a story around it, I had read three books in this series when I met her, I asked her what ever happened to "Big Girl" the Loggerhead turtle that is saved in book, Swimming Lessons, I asked if she could come back in a later book because don't the turtles keep coming back to nest Her eyes got really big and she looked off in the distancethinking.
Then she said I never thought of that, She said there will need to be ath book in the series, now, She announced to the whole room! Yeh! I hope that happens,

I really like her writing style, She's good with setting, best, and also good with character development, This book and the rest are highly recommended, .