Mary Alice Monroe returns to the heart of the Lowcountry with a deeply moving story of love, loss, and the difficult choices families face in the name of devotion.

For eight generations, the Blakely family has called Sweetgrass—an ancestral stretch of land along the South Carolina coast—home. Named after the native grass that thrives in the region, Sweetgrass carries the legacy of their past. But that legacy is now under threat. With soaring taxes and relentless development encroaching on all sides, the Blakelys may be forced to give up the land that has long bound them together.

In this heartfelt novel of resilience, healing, and the strength of family ties, Mary Alice Monroe weaves a powerful tale of confronting the past and finding the courage to shape a new future.