Overview
Wade into the Lowcountry of South Carolina with Mary Alice Monroe’s sweeping Southern epic.”—People
“This is book club fiction at its finest!” —Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author
From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes her highly anticipated Where the Rivers Merge, the first of two epic and triumphant novels celebrating one intrepid woman’s life across multiple generations in the American South.
1908: 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.
1988: 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.
Set 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.
Review
I just love this author! She absolutely can transport me to a different time and place.
This is told in two different time periods, 1988 where Eliza is 88 years old and 1908 where Eliza is just a young girl.
Eliza, as an older woman leading a massive company, is a character that I adored! She is a tough old bird and she takes no prisoners. Eliza as a young child is headstrong and has a lot of issues with sticking to the rules of society. She stole my heart!
This story is atmospheric, heart breaking in places and just an all around good read!
There are two different narrators for each time period. I loved the narrator for the older Eliza. The narrator for the younger Eliza was a tad bit overly dramatic and would get a bit shrill at times. (Like I said…lots of drama!)
Need a family saga that will keep you wanting more…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this novel for a honest review.
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