The Summer Cottage

I enjoyed the very real story of a woman who discovered strong values and memories of her past which she was able to draw upon for her survival following a major change in her personal life. The author's gentle style creates a story, providing lots of memories to surface within any reader who experienced summer cottage life. A lovely gift and a book many will want to read again. Loved the Cottage Rules!

A family summer cottage that provided many years of enjoyment in her youth and strength after her divorce .

Love the book great writer

I got this book as a summer read. Never read this author before. I was pleasantly surprised to find out after starting this book( I later looked at the inside back flap jacket), that viola shipman is a pen name for Wade Rouse. And that it was his grandmothers name! It was extremely well written, very relatable, and tugged at my heart in many places. I was able to identify with the main character! She is a woman in her forties, just going through a divorce, and starting a new beginning in her life. ( I am in my fifties, a recent widow, and also adjusting to a new chapter. ). Like the main character, I find myself having to make decisions on my own, learning about maintaining, repairing a house, going from two to one income, and facing fears and challenges as they come! I love the Cottage rules, and how some of them can be applied to my life. There was also many thought provoking sentences that Made me stop, ponder, and truly made me think.( I highlighted some to remember.) I highly recommend this book! Because I enjoyed it so much it will be in my library to be taken out and reread again. I must admit after I was done I wanted to write the author and tell him just how much I enjoyed his book and how much it meant to me!( All too often authors don’t get any feedback, and if they do it can be negative.) I laughed, I cried, I savored this book!I have since gone on Amazon and ordered all his other books. I just started The Charm Bracelet, which was his first book written I think. I look forward to enjoying it just as much!

Great beach book. Love the stories (in Michigan!)