Adie Lou Kruger's most cherished memories are about Creaky Cottage,
her parents' Saugatuck summer cottage on the shores of Lake
Michigan. Arriving with her husband Nate, and son Ethan, they find her
parents Trey and Missy waiting for them on the porch waving small
flags and smiling. "Let's get started on this 4th of July celebration,"
says Trey. Handing each one a lighted firecracker, he instructs, "You
must recite the Rules of the Cottage before the flame goes out." This is
a quaint tradition begun years ago when the couple wrote the rules and
began the recitation before the entrance to begin being together as a
family to have a fun-filled vacation to remember. Everyone is eager to
keep up the tradition except Nate, who thinks the idea is stupid.
Years later, Adie's parents have died, she and Nate are divorcing, and
Ethan is attending the same college as his father's much younger
girlfriend. The divorce proceedings are progressing only because
Adie's best friend is the best divorce lawyer in Chicago and has gotten
Adie a handsome settlement. She plans to renovate the Summer
Cottage into a bed and breakfast where she will live and start a new
life. Her plans and renovations are costly but her contractor who
originally built it was an old friend of her parents and works with Adie to
get it done. The decor of the B& B will feature decor from one of the
Rules of the Cottage in each of the ten rooms as a loving tribute to her
parents. When the local historical preservation group takes issue with
her plans, Adie refuses to bow down to make the Summer Cottage into
something wonderful...
I am no stranger to the delightful writings of Viola Shipman. Several sit
atop my favorite book shelf including THE CHARM BRACELET, which is so dog-eared from
so many re-readings. THE SUMMER
COTTAGE is a story I never wanted to end. I loved all the
characters beginning with Trey and Missy, who have their own together
forever love story. I loved Adie who listened to her heart and never gave
up her dream to pay tribute to her parents, while finding a precious love
with her childhood BFF, "Scooter". I fell in love with "Scooter" and I bet
you will too. But the BEST praise I offer is regarding the delicious
bantering and sweetnesses between Adie and her gorgeous son, Ethan.
Sometimes funny, sometimes bittersweet together they touched and
warmed my heart. THE SUMMER
COTTAGE is a keeper and goes to the top of my most cherished
reads. I loved, loved, loved it!
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.
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