Famous in a Small Town, Viola Shipman
Famous in a Small Town, Viola Shipman
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Famous in a Small Town

Author: Viola Shipman

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2023


Synopsis

A magical tale of destiny and small-town charm. The summer read you’ve been waiting for!

"Full of summertime delight…and sweet, nostalgic charm, Famous in a Small Town is a beautiful reminder to…fully embrace the magic that lives inside you." —Heather Webber, USA TODAY bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Café

For most of her eighty years, Mary Jackson has endured the steady invasion of tourists, influencers and real estate developers who have discovered the lakeside charm of Good Hart, Michigan, waiting patiently for the arrival of a stranger she’s believed since childhood would one day carry on her legacy—the Very Cherry General Store. Like generations of Jackson women before her, Cherry Mary, as she’s known locally, runs the community hub—part post office, bakery and sandwich shop—and had almost given up hope that the mysterious prediction she’d been told as a girl would come true and the store would have to pass to…a man.

Becky Thatcher came to Good Hart with her ride-or-die BFF to forget that she’s just turned forty with nothing to show for it. Ending up at the general store with Mary is admittedly not the beach vacation she expected, but the more the feisty octogenarian talks about destiny, the stronger Becky’s memories of her own childhood holidays become, and the strange visions over the lake she was never sure were real. As she works under Mary’s wing for the summer and finds she fits into this quirky community of locals, she starts to believe that destiny could be real, and that it might have something very special in mind for Becky…

Bursting with memorable characters and small-town lore, the enchanting new novel from the bestselling author of The Clover Girls is a magical story about the family you’re born with, and the one you choose.

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: The Secret of SnowA Wish for WinterThe Edge of SummerThe Summer CottageThe Heirloom GardenThe Clover Girls

About Viola Shipman

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 & Words with Wade, A Literary Happy Hour, every Thursday.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie on June 23, 2023

Famous in a Small Town by Viola Shipman is a women’s fiction title that was being compared to Fried Green Tomatoes so of course I had to give this one a try. The story in Famous in a Small Town is one that does have two timelines of the present and the past and different points of view. Mary Jackson......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on June 14, 2023

Check out all my reviews at: [URL not allowed] FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN by Viola Shipman is a wonderful women’s fiction story with romantic elements that is full of Michigan summertime vacation nostalgia, generational family drama, the bonds of friendship, and the discovery and belief i......more

Goodreads review by Karen on March 18, 2024

At first, I found myself annoyed when I saw the main character being railroaded by her long-term boyfriend of ten years who instead of offering her a proposal of marriage was expecting her to submit more of her hard-earned money to purchase him a vacation home. He had already been living off of her.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on May 15, 2023

Takes me back to my midwest days ❤️ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is definitely a unique story. Dare I say, I even found it a tad odd. It took me more than 50% of the book to settle in and really appreciate the story, the people, and the atmosphere. As a Midwestern grown Minnesotan myself, I could re......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews on July 04, 2023

Becky Thatcher is a school administrator who just turned 40 and who just threw her boyfriend of a few decades out. It is summer vacation, and Becky and her friend decide to head to Michigan for a girl's vacation. When they arrive, they meet the owner of the Very Cherry General Store in Good Hart, Mich......more