The Beach Trees (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780451233073)

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes a story of one woman's journey into a secret past--and a life she never expected on the ravaged coast of Biloxi, Mississippi....

Working at an auction house in New York, Julie Holt meets a struggling artist and single mother who reminds her very much of her missing younger sister. Monica Guidry paints a vivid picture of her Southern family through stories, but never says why or how she lost contact with them. And she has another secret: a heart condition that will soon take her life.

Feeling as if she's lost her sister a second time, Julie inherits from Monica an antique portrait--as well as custody of her young son. Taking him to Biloxi, Mississippi, to meet the family he's never known, Julie discovers a connection of her own. The portrait, of an old Guidry relative, was done by her great-grandfather--and unlocks a surprising family history....

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Author: Karen White
ISBN-10: 0451233077
ISBN-13: 9780451233073
Publisher: Berkley Books
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2011
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d
Award: Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/28/2011
Romantic Times 05/01/2011 pg. 60 - Excellent