The Summer Wind is the second book in Monroe€s Lowcountry Summer trilogy, following the New York Times bestselling The Summer Girls. This series is a poignant and heartwarming story of three half-sisters and their grandmother, who is determined to help them rediscover their southern roots and family bonds.
It€s midsummer and Eudora, nicknamed Dora, is staying at Sea Breeze, the family€s ancestral home on Sullivan€s Island. For years, Dora has played the role of the perfect wife and mother in a loveless marriage. Now her husband filed for divorce, her child is diagnosed with autism, and her house is on the market. Dora€s facade collapses under the weight of her grief and she suffers €œbroken heart syndrome.€ Mamaw and the girls rally around Dora€"but it€s up to Dora to heal herself as she spends the summer prowling the beach, discovering the secrets of the island and her heart. This is a summer of discovery for all the women of Sea Breeze. Carson returns from Florida to face life-changing decisions, Lucille confronts a health scare, and an unexpected visitor has Harper reconsidering her life€s direction.
When tropical storm winds batter the island, the women must band together and weather the tempest€"both the one outside their windows and the raging sea of emotions within each of them. They must learn again what it means to be a sister. It is up to Mamaw to keep the light burning at Sea Breeze to guide the girls through the lies, the threats, and the rocky waters of indecision to home.