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A Year Like No Other and "The Summer of Lost and Found" - A Conversation with Mary Alice Monroe

Mary Alice Monroe
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Mary Alice Monroe

In a wide-ranging conversation, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe talks with Walter Edgar about 2020 - "a year like no other" - and the personal challenges of living through it.

The also discuss her latest novel, The Summer of Lost and Found, in which many of the characters are facing the challenges and the same tough choices. And yet, they find support and even joy in "the beach house."

Monroe is the author of 27 books, including the Beach House series: The Beach House, Swimming Lessons, Beach House Memories, Beach House for Rent, Beach House Reunion, and On Ocean Boulevard. More than 7.5 million copies of her books have been published worldwide.

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