The Summer Cottage

By: Viola Shipman

A USA Today Bestseller!

“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 The Summer Cottage is that absolutely irresistible and necessary novel.” — New York Times Bestselling Author Dorothea Benton Frank

From the bestselling author of The Charm Bracelet and The Recipe Box comes the perfect summer escape about the restorative power of family tradition, small-town community and the feel of sand between your toes

Adie 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.

But 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 not 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.

Don't miss bestselling author Viola Shipman's charming new novel, THE WISHING BRIDGE—where an ambitious executive rediscovers the magic of family, friendship, home...and Christmas!

Other books by Viola Shipman:

• Famous in a Small Town
• The Secret of Snow
• A Wish for Winter
• The Edge of Summer
• The Heirloom Garden
• The Clover Girls

Great Book

Great Book! Highly recommend! I listened to the audible version and felt like I was present in the time. Nicely read and nicely written.

Awesome Book

I loved this book. It was uplifting and encouraging to women everywhere. The author done good. EJ

Follow your true self

A joyful triumphant over doubts, adversities , and fears. How one woman finds herself and follows her heart and dreams. A delight.

Brings back memories of my childhood.

My grandparents had a house on lake Michigan. I could relate so much to ask of this. My dad was in the military and we would go visit in the summer when we were stateside.

Great next

The tales of Viola and the sentiment of all of the matriarchal memories of this and The Charm Bracket and The Recipe Box, and the lovely memories of both ladies and gentlemen that define generational connections is both heart rendering as well as inspirational. Keep telling your stories with the voice you need to relay their truths. I’m sighing in a breath that knows your truths are without gender. Thank you.