01962cam a2200277 i 4500 385246948 TxAuBib 20190624120000.0 190207s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019004743 9781501193620 1501193627 (OCoLC)1052515143 TxAuBib rda Monroe, Mary Alice. The summer guests / Mary Alice Monroe. First Gallery Books hardcover edition. New York : Gallery Books, 2019. 348 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Late August is a beautiful time on the Southern coast--the peach trees are ripe, the ocean is warm, and the sweet tea is icy. A perfect time to enjoy the rocking chairs on the porch. But beneath the calm surface bubbles a threat: its also peak hurricane season. When a hurricane threatens the coasts of Florida and South Carolina, an eclectic group of evacuees flees for the farm of their friends Grace and Charles Phillips in North Carolina: the Phillipss daughter Moira and her rescue dogs, famed equestrian Javier Angel de la Cruz, makeup artist Hannah McLain, horse breeder Gerda Klug and her daughter Elise, and island resident Cara Rutledge. They bring with them only the few treasured possessions they can fit in their vehicles. Strangers to all but the Phillips, they must ride out the storm together. During the course of one of the most challenging weeks of their lives, relationships are put to the test as the evacuees are forced to confront the unresolved issues they have with themselves and with each other. But as the storm passes, they realize that what really matters isnt what they brought with them to the mountains. Rather, its what theyll take with them once they leave. 20190624. TXLVP