num_pages: 384
description: The Summer Wind is the second book in Monroes Lowcountry Summer trilogy following the New York Times bestselling The Summer Girls. This series is a poignant and heartwarming story of three half-sisters and their grandmother who is determined to help them rediscover their southern roots and family bonds.Its midsummer and Eudora nicknamed Dora is staying at Sea Breeze the familys ancestral home on Sullivans Island. For years Dora has played the role of the perfect wife and mother in a loveless marriage. Now her husband filed for divorce her child is diagnosed with autism and her house is on the market. Doras facade collapses under the weight of her grief and she suffers broken heart syndrome. Mamaw and the girls rally around Dorabut its up to Dora to heal herself as she spends the summer prowling the beach discovering the secrets of the island and her heart. This is a summer of discovery for all the women of Sea Breeze. Carson returns from Florida to face life-changing decisions Lucille confronts a health scare and an unexpected visitor has Harper reconsidering her lifes direction.When tropical storm winds batter the island the women must band together and weather the tempestboth the one outside their windows and the raging sea of emotions within each of them. They must learn again what it means to be a sister. It is up to Mamaw to keep the light burning at Sea Breeze to guide the girls through the lies the threats and the rocky waters of indecision to home.
language: English
title: The Summer Wind
publisher: Gallery Books