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Autumn brings its haunting beauty to the sun-soaked shorelines and dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia "Lovie" Rutledge lives in her precious Primrose Cottage with her girl, Cara. Looking back again as summertime fades, Lovie can remember many island summers, but especially one. . . . In 1974, America was changing, but Charleston remained eternally the same. Lovie had always done that which was expected - marrying the son of a historic Charleston family, Stratton Rutledge, and turning over her lot of money and destiny to his control. But a very important factor she steadfastly won't relinquish: her family's old seaside cottage. The treasured summers allocated to the barrier island are Lovie's refuge. Here, she can break free with her children from the cultural anticipations of her traditional Southern mom, and her overbearing husband's ambition and philandering. Here, she indulges her lifelong vocation as a "Turtle Lady", tending the loggerhead sea turtles that place their eggs in the warm night time sand and then slip back into the sea. This summer, however, differs. Browsing biologist Russell Bennett happens on the island to research the loggerheads. What starts as a shared passion for the turtles changes to a love far more passionate and profound than Lovie has ever known - but one which forces her to handle the most agonizing decision of her life. For Charleston's top notch, divorce can be an unforgivable scandal, and Stratton's impact is far-reaching. If Lovie dares to wish beyond a summertime affair, she perils losing everything: her reputation, her riches, even her treasured children. Beach House Recollections - a poignant and psychological tale of a strong, passionate woman torn between work and desire, between your customs of the old South and the cultural changes sweeping America - will take your center. For Lovie, it can be an empowering voyage of times of self-discovery. Until this fall, this time around of changing tides, of securing and allowing go. . . .
