(NAPSA)—When a womanreturns to her roots, she discovers a world she never knew—amid traces of familiarity—in The Beach House (MIRA Books, $6.50), the new novel by bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe. MaryALICE MONROE BEAC THE ‘An unforgettablenovel about finding your way homeagain. Cara Rutledge, a successful advertising executive, has built her life and career in Chicago. However, an unexpected letter from her mother, Lovie, brings Cara to the family beach house on Isle of Palm, South Carolina. Before long, the rhythmsof the island open her heart in wonderful ways, and Carafinds solace in the life she’d left behind and in the new friends she makes. Yet she derives her greatest comfort from becoming a “turtle lady,” a memberof a local organization of women who monitor the births of the loggerhead sea turtle. As Cara moves forward to help Lovie settle her affairs and restore Primrose Cottage, she revisits her strained relationship with her brother, develops a friendship with a young pregnant woman and falls in love. And in reconnecting with Lovie, she learns life’s most precious lessons—true love involves sacrifice, family is forever and the mistakes of the past can be forgiven. The Beach House is available wherever paperbacks are sold and online at www.mirabooks.com.
