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SUMMARY:Mary Alice Monroe
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Where the Rivers Merge: A Novel by Mary Alice Monroe \nFrom the New York Times bestselling author\, the first of two epic and triumphant novels celebrating one intrepid woman’s life across multiple generations in the American South.  \n1908: The Lowcountry of South Carolina is at the cusp of change. Mayfield\, the grand estate held for generations by the Rivers family\, is the treasured home of young Eliza. A free spirit\, she refuses to be confined by societal norms and spends her days exploring the vast property\, observing wildlife\, and riding horses. But the Great War\, coastal storms\, and family turmoil bring unexpected challenges to Eliza\, putting her on a collision course with the patriarchal traditions of a bygone era.  \n1988: At 88\, Eliza is the scion of the Rivers/DeLancey family. She’s fought a lifetime to save her beloved Mayfield and is too independent and committed to quietly retire and leave the fate of the estate to her greedy son. She must make decisions that will assure the future of the land and her family—or watch them both be split apart.   \nSet against the evocative landscape of the twentieth-century Lowcountry\, Where the Rivers Merge is a dramatic and sweeping multigenerational family story of unyielding love\, lessons learned\, profound sacrifices\, and the indomitable spirit of a woman determined to persevere in the face of change in order to protect her family legacy and the land she loves.  \nBased in Charleston\, South Carolina\, is the New York Times best-selling author of thirty books–and counting\, Mary Alice Monroe. Richly layered and rooted to place her Lowcountry-set novels defy literary labels. More than feel-good escapism or traditional beach reads\, her engrossing stories deftly explore the intersections and parallels between Mother Nature and human nature\, hooking readers emotionally and introducing them to characters and causes that live in their hearts and minds. Her robust library of work–from the popular Beach House series to her compelling fiction\, to her newer middle grade series\, The Islanders–engages readers across generational lines\, inspiring them to take a harder look at the environment–and our impact on it. To ask the important questions. To seek answers. To create connections–both with nature and in our personal lives.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/mary-alice-monroe/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Literary Arts
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