Turtle Summer A Journal for My Daughter

Mary Alice Monroe is the best-selling author of adult novels: The Beach House, Sweetgrass, Skyward, The Book Club, The Four Seasons, and Girl in the Mirror. The sequel to The Beach House, Swimming Lessons, is being released by Mira in April 2007. Mary Alice¿s first children¿s book, Turtle Summer: A Journal for Lovie is a companion book to that adult novel. Mary Alice has written stories for as long as she can remember. As a child she could always be found curled up with a book or writing. One of her strongest memories is her first trip to the public library. She couldn't believe all those books were there for her! When they gave her her first library card, she felt as though she'd been given the keys to a candy shop for her imagination. She started her writing career by writing plays and musicals that she and her brothers and sisters performed. As an adult, she freelanced as a non-fiction journalist and authored or co-authored several nonfiction titles. Not until years later did fate intervene. When her doctor confined her to bed for the final months of her pregnancy, Mary Alice¿s husband handed her a yellow notepad and pencil and urged her to write the novel she had always dreamed about. Knowing she might never again have that gift of time, she wrote and wrote. ¿I gave birth to a baby and a book,¿ she says. Eight books later, Mary Alice cannot imagine not writing. She draws themes for her books from nature and the parallels with human nature. And, she hopes that by bringing to life the beauty and mystery of the fabulously varied Lowcountry ecosystem and various endangered species, readers will perhaps be inspired to support efforts to protect them. Mary Alice is actively involved with several environmental groups including the South Carolina Center for Birds of Prey, The Island Turtle Team, and is on the board of the South Carolina Aquarium (home of the Sea Turtle Hospital). Her work with these groups provided the inspiration for her novels and children¿s book.Monroe, Mary Alice is the author of 'Turtle Summer A Journal for My Daughter', published 2007 under ISBN 9780977742356 and ISBN 0977742350.