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The coming of spring usually means renewal, but for Linnea Rutledge, this spring is only bringing challenges. Linnea faces a layoff from the aquarium she adores, and her family's finances, emotions, and health teeter on the brink. To complicate matters, her new love interest, Gordon, struggles to return to the Isle of Palms from England. Meanwhile, her old flame, John, turns up from California and is quarantining next door. She tries to ignore him, but when he sends her plaintive notes in the form of paper airplanes, old sparks ignite. When Gordon at last reaches the island, Linnea wonders—is it possible to love two men at the same time?
Love in the time of COVID-19 proves difficult, at times humorous, and ever changing. Relationships are redefined, friendships made and broken, and marriages tested. As the weeks turn to months, and another sea turtle season comes to a close, Linnea learns there are more meaningful lessons during this summer than opportunities lost: that summer is a time of wonder, and that the exotic lives in our own backyards.
Poignant and moving, The Summer of Lost and Found is "a novel of growing up, saying goodbye to the past, and learning to ask yourself the hard questions, including one of the most vital of all: 'Who do you really want to be?'" (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).
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- ISBN: 9781982148362
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- ISBN: 9781982148362
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- ISBN: 9781982148362
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April 15, 2021
The seventh book in Monroe's best-selling Beach House series set on the South Carolina Isle of Palms (following On Ocean Boulevard, 2020) brings four generations together to weather the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Linnea's on-track life, with an aquarium job she loves, a cozy seaside cottage, a love interest equally invested in the protection of aquatic creatures, and a close-knit community, is completely upended by the shutdown. When she is furloughed, she adds a six-year-old cousin to her household as other family members stay in quarantine. Linnea's ex shows up next-door, then her beau and her brother both make it back before all flights are canceled, and all must stay isolated from each other. Just as in real life, the flow of time seems out of whack as Monroe presents an accurate and discomfiting depiction of relationships during this trying time. As she has throughout the series, Monroe addresses themes of environmental preservation. Fans will enjoy seeing how the characters cope with this difficult predicament, and all readers will relate to Monroe's sensitive take on a global experience.COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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April 23, 2021
In March 2020, as the coronavirus is spreading, Linnea Rutledge is furloughed from her dream job at the South Carolina Aquarium. Her aunt Cara, who is her landlady, waives the rent; Linnea shares the kindness by inviting her friend Annabelle, also furloughed, to stay with her. Then Linnea's brother Cooper arrives, wanting a room while he's home from college; finally, Hope, Cara's six-year-old daughter, moves in while her father is sick. As if that wasn't enough, Linnea learns that John Peterson, the guy responsible for crushing her heart, is staying at his mother's house next door. When the group works together--cleaning out a space to hold small gatherings; caring for an aging friend--amazing things begin to happen. VERDICT The latest in Monroe's long-running "Beach House" series (after On Ocean Boulevard) gives dedicated fans a chance to catch up with old friends, and provides enough background on the characters for new readers to enjoy. The intimate island atmosphere keeps the focus on family and romantic relationships, as the characters deal with a global pandemic. Monroe's book acknowledges some of the hardships that real people endured over the past year, addresses loss and change, and finds hope where it's possible, which gives depth to this timely story.--Stacey Hayman, Rocky River P.L., OH
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