On Ocean Boulevard (The Beach House)

About this book

This authentic generous and heartfelt (Mary Kay Andrews New York Times bestselling author) instant New York Times bestseller from the author of The Summer of Lost and Found recounts one familys summer of forging new beginnings against the enduring beauty and resilience of the natural world. Its been sixteen years since Caretta Cara Rutledge has returned home to the beautiful shores of Charleston South Carolina. Over those years she has weathered the tides of deaths and births struggles and joys. And now as Cara prepares for her second wedding her life is about to change yet again. Meanwhile the rest of the storied Rutledge family is also in flux. Caras niece Linnea returns to Sullivans Island to begin a new career and an unexpected relationship. Linneas parents having survived bankruptcy pin their hopes and futures on the construction of a new home on Ocean Boulevard. But as excitement over the house and wedding builds a devastating illness strikes the family and brings plans to a screeching halt. It is under these trying circumstances that the Rutledge family must come together yet again to discover the enduring strength in love tradition and legacy from mother to daughter to granddaughter. A heartwarming story of lowcountry love loyalty and longstanding friendships (Booklist) On Ocean Boulevard is Mary Alice Monroe at her very best.