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The summer cottage / by Viola Shipman.

Shipman, Viola, (author.).

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.
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. Facing a broken marriage and empty nest, and middle age looming in the distance, memories of happy childhoods on the beach give her reason for hope. Adie Lou is determined to rebuild her life and restore her cottage shingle by shingle, on her terms. But the home-reno experience isn't like on TV, and Sagatuck's contentious preservation society, costly surprises and demanding guests were not part of the plan. -- adapted from back cover

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781432864613
  • ISBN: 1432864610
  • Physical Description: 539 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
Subject: Empty nesters > Fiction.
Divorced women > Fiction.
Cottages > Remodeling > Fiction.
Bed and breakfast accommodations > Michigan > Fiction.
Michigan, Lake > Fiction.
Saugatuck (Mich.) > Fiction.
Genre: Large print books.
Novels.
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Trails Regional.

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