Julie Holt knows what it is like to experience loss at a
young age. While keeping an eye on her younger sister
Chelsea, Julie leaves her alone in the backyard only to
discover her missing. Her family searches desperately for
the girl yet never finds her. With the constant reminder of
a missing link, the family tragically falls apart. When
Julie's mother passes away unexpectedly, it leaves Julie
alone with the plight to bring Chelsea back home.
Now, Julie is a successful businesswoman working at an
auction house in New York City connecting her love of art
with the hope of finding her beloved sister Chelsea. One
day, she meets the charismatic artist Monica Guidry from
way down South at an exhibit. An immediate bond forms
between the two and a forever friendship takes flight. When
a secret heart condition takes Monica's life, Julie becomes
the guardian of Monica's five-year-old son Beau and the
owner of a mysterious painting.
With no other choice, Julie sets off to Biloxi, Mississippi
to reconnect with Monica's family in order to uncover the
clues of Monica's mysterious past. Along the way, she meets
up with Monica's beloved grandmother Aimee and stubborn
brother Trey. What unfolds is an emotional power struggle
for both families as they fight to hold onto Monica's
memory while desperately trying to let go of the past. As
family secrets are revealed, the stakes become higher and
Julie learns firsthand the power of love and forgiveness.
THE BEACH TREES is the tenth novel for the nationally
bestselling author Karen White. Taking her readers to the
core of the hurricane zone in Mississippi and Louisiana,
she brings together two families nurturing their wounded
souls. Expertly written, White's emotionally tender story
of intrigue, love, and modern day natural disasters sets
her apart as the ultimate voice of women's
fiction.
From the time she was twelve, Julie Holt knew what a random
tragedy can do to a family. At that tender age, her little
sister disappeared-never to be found. It was a loss that
slowly eroded the family bonds she once relied on. As an
adult with a prestigious job in the arts, Julie meets a
struggling artist who reminds her so much of her sister, she
can't help feeling protective. It is a friendship that
begins a long and painful process of healing for Julie,
leading her to a house on the Gulf Coast, ravaged by
hurricane Katrina, and to stories of family that take her
deep into the past.
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