I have mixed feeling about Monroe's latest, perhaps because I've read too many similar books lately, or maybe it's because the characters seemed just a tiny bit off. That being said, I would recommend giving it a look. It's not a bad novel; in fact, I quite enjoyed it most of the time.
Fifty-year-old Cara Rutledge has been happily married for 10 years to Brett, the love of her life. Together they run a struggling tour boat business in Isle of Palms, South Carolina and rent out her beach house to help augment their income. This year Cara has rented the house, inherited from her beloved mother, for the whole summer to Heather Wyatt, a 26-year-old artist suffering from anxiety disorder. Heather has been commissioned to paint seabirds for the USPS and will be living alone for the first time in her life in Cara's beach house.
When unexpected tragedy strikes Cara's life she is forced to re-evaluate everything, including her finances and her living arrangements, but Heather refuses to move out of the beach house so Cara can move in. Eventually, the 2 women come to share a close friendship, discovering along the way the strength that they need to move forward with their lives.
Please don't judge this novel based on my initial comments. While I would not award it 5 stars, many people have. We all evaluate what we read based on our own experiences and emotions and I may love it next year! Check it out!
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