{"product_id":"the-summer-cottage-9781525834233","title":"The Summer Cottage","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every now and then a new voice in fiction arrives to completely charm, entertain and remind us what matters. Viola Shipman is that voice and \u003cem\u003eThe Summer Cottage\u003c\/em\u003e is that absolutely irresistible and necessary novel.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling Author Dorothea Benton Frank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Charm Bracelet\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Recipe Box\u003c\/em\u003e comes the perfect summer escape about the restorative power of family tradition, small-town community and the feel of sand between your toes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdie Lou Kruger's ex never understood her affection for what her parents called their Cozy Cottage, the charming, ramshackle summer home--complete with its own set of rules for relaxing--that she's inherited on Lake Michigan. But despite the fact she's facing a broken marriage and empty nest, and middle age is looming in the distance, memories of happy childhoods on the beach give her reason for hope. She's determined not to let her husband's affair with a grad student reduce her to a cliché, or to waste one more minute in a career she doesn't love, so it becomes clear what Adie Lou must do: rebuild her life and restore her cottage shingle by shingle, on her terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut converting the beloved, weather-beaten structure into a bed-and-breakfast isn't quite the efficient home-reno experience she's seen on TV. Pushback from Saugatuck's contentious preservation society, costly surprises and demanding guests were \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e part of the plan. But as the cottage comes back to life, Adie Lou does, too, finding support in unexpected places and a new love story on the horizon. One cottage rule at a time, Adie Lou reclaims her own strength, history and joy by rediscovering the magic in every sunset and sandcastle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss bestselling author Viola Shipman's charming new novel, THE WISHING BRIDGE\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003ewhere an ambitious executive rediscovers the magic of family, friendship, home...and Christmas!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther books by Viola Shipman: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eFamous in a Small Town\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret of Snow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Wish for Winter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edge of Summer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Heirloom Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Clover Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShipman, Viola:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Wade Rouse is a popular award-winning memoirist and internationally bestselling author of twelve books, which have been translated into twenty languages and selected as Today show Must-Reads, Indie Next Picks and Michigan Notable Books. Rouse writes fiction under his grandma's name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose heirlooms inspire his writing. He lives in Michigan and California, and hosts Wine \u0026amp; Words with Wade, A Literary Happy Hour, every Thursday.","brand":"Graydon House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597301911826,"sku":"9781525834233","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a3e995e-e71d-4e50-b11e-febf20e64c64.jpg?v=1732176466","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-summer-cottage-9781525834233","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}