Monroe, Mary A.

Mary Alice Monroe is the NY Times best-selling author of ten adult novels, including: The Beach House, Sweetgrass,and Skyward. The sequel to The Beach House, Swimming Lessons, released by MIRA Books is the inspiration for Mary Alice's first children's book, Turtle Summer: A Journal for my Daughter, a companion book to that adult novel. Monroe draws themes for her books from nature and the parallels with human nature and she is actively involved with several environmental groups. She is on the board of the South Carolina Aquarium (home of the SC Sea Turtle Hospital). Her experiences with wildli...