The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller

The Secret Life of Bees -

four million copies sold worldwide

THE MERMAID CHAIR  -

The Number One New York Times Bestseller

"A great story of family secrets, passion and spirituality both uplifting and poignant"

A highly charged tale full of sexual and spiritual desire.  Every bit as moving and convincing as The Secret Life of Bees

Forty-two, and married for half her life, Jessie honestly believes that she is happy.  She has a lovely home, a dependable husband and an accomplished and adored teenage daughter. But when shocking news about her  mother compels Jessie to visit the remote island of her childhood, Jessie finds herself drawn to Brother Thomas, a Benedictine monk on the verge of taking his final vows.

Amid the seductive beauty of South Carolina salt marshes and tidal creeks, their encounters awaken an immense sexual and spiritual desire in Jessie, leaving her torn between powerful new longings and her enduring marriage.  After all these years she is finally beginning to understand who she really is and where she belongs.  But she has still to discover how much of her old life has a place in the new one.