Mary Alice Monroe – Book Signing, The Summer Wind at Opera House
June 5, 2014
NEWBERRY, SC – June 16, 2014 – It’s not unusual for an animal to be mixed among the cast of characters in a Mary Alice Monroe novel. It’s become part of her trademark—captivating readers’ hearts with memorable characters and at the same time awakening people to an important environmental issue. Join Mary Alice Monroe at the Newberry Opera House on Monday, June 16 at noon as she speaks about her new novel The Summer Wind, the much anticipated follow-up to herNew York Times bestseller The Summer Girls. Monroe draws readers back to the unspoiled beauty of Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina for the second installment in an emotional trilogy about sisterhood, second chances, and lifelong bonds
Described as the “canary in the coal mine,” the New York Times bestselling author’s convictions give her a deeper sense of purpose and serve to add richness and meaning to her novels. “I wanted to write a novel about the dolphin because we connect with that knowing, beguiling smile,” Monroe stated, whose novels often focus on the connection between humans and nature.
Monroe uses the plight of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin as the undercurrent in her Lowcountry Summer Trilogy, with the perilous life of one wild dolphin as the trilogy’s keystone. While Monroe’s novels are set against issues facing our physical landscape, her stories explore the emotional landscape of contemporary human and moral issues through her characters. “I’m a story teller. I don’t tell or teach as much as create a story world that establishes a meaningful relationship with nature to make readers aware through the power of story.
“Mary Alice Monroe has become the premier nature writer among southern novelists… In The Summer Girls she sings a song of praise to the bottlenose dolphins that bring so much joy to the men and women who gaze at the creeks and rivers of the lowcountry each evening. Like all her books, The Summer Girls is a call to arms.” — New York Times bestselling author Pat Conroy.
The Summer Wind will be available for purchase at the Reception (a day early)! To learn more about The Summer Windand other Mary Alice Monroe books, visit her on Facebook and at www.maryalicemonroe.com. Tickets are available at the Newberry Opera House Box Office Call 803-276-6264 or go online at www.newberryoperahouse.com
