The Summer Guests

The Summer Guests

by Mary Alice Monroe

4.3 (2,770)

4.3 stars from 2,770 reviews. Top 72% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

368 pages~6.1 hr readPublished by Gallery BooksPublished 2019-01-01

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  • The Beach House
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Perfect for you if...

  • You love ensemble casts where each character gets their own arc and real emotional weight.
  • You're drawn to stories set in the American South with natural beauty and authentic small-town details.
  • You want a book that balances escapism with genuine character growth and life lessons.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer fast-paced plots with external conflict rather than internal reckoning and slow-burn relationships.
  • You're looking for a page-turner with major twists. This is a quiet, contemplative character study.
  • You want romance as the central plot. The connections here matter but they're not the primary focus.

About this book

This novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Beach House series explores new beginnings that emerge from disaster and how difficult circumstances can reveal what matters most in life. Late August on the Southern coast brings warm weather and peak hurricane season. When a hurricane threatens Florida and South Carolina, an eclectic group of evacuees seeks shelter at the North Carolina farm of Grace and Charles Phillips: their daughter Moira with her rescue dogs, equestrian Javier Angel de la Cruz, makeup artist Hannah McLain, horse breeder Gerda Klug and her daughter Elise, and island resident Cara Rutledge. Strangers to one another except through the Phillips family, they must weather the storm together. During one of the most challenging weeks of their lives, relationships are tested as the evacuees confront unresolved personal issues and conflicts with each other. As the storm passes, they discover that what truly matters is not what they brought to the mountains, but what they will take with them when they leave.

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