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Mary Alice Monroe

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The Beach House

The Beach House, Book 1

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Backstory

The Beach House is a seminal book in my career because it changed not only my writing process, but my life.  I began volunteering on the Isle of Palms/Sullivan’s Island Turtle Team to learn about the loggerhead sea turtle.  Soon my interest became a passion.  I realized I had an opportunity—I could both entertain and educate my readers about this fabulous species and issues threatening them.  So I developed themes from what I’d learned about the turtles. For example: 1) female turtles return to the area of their birth to nest.  Theme: returning home.  2) Turtles lay the eggs then leave the nest, never to return.  Theme: abandonment. I found this added depth and a richness to the novel. Also, it helped the readers learn more without preaching. By looking for parallels between nature and human nature, I could create universals that my readers could resonate with.  The Beach House laid the groundwork for a process I’ve used ever since. And, I’m still a “turtle lady” on the Isle of Palms/Sullivan’s Island today.

MIRA
(December 27, 2016)
ISBN: 978-0778330677

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