"Like a true friendship, The Clover Girls is a novel you will forever savor and treasure." --Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author "Shipman's evocative novel is a love letter to Michigan summers, past and present, and to the value of lifelong friendships. A blissful summer read sure to please the author's many fans, and fans of writers like Elin Hilderbrand or Kristin Hannah."--Library Journal "Shipman's many fans will devour his latest; it's also a good choice for fans of Jeanne Ray and Mariah Stewart."--Booklist "Viola Shipman has written a love song to long-lost friends, an ode to the summers that make us who we are. The minute I finished The Clover Girls, I ordered copies for all my friends. It's that good."--Kristy Woodson Harvey, USA Today Bestselling author of Feels Like Falling "Oh, the joy! The Clover Girls may be [Shipman's] best yet, taking readers on a heartwarming trip down memory lane.
Ideal for summer, Shipman has written a redemptive tale, celebrating the power of friendship while focusing on what matters most. Perfect for the beach!" --New York Journal of Books "The Clover Girls is Viola Shipman's most beautiful novel yet, and her most important."--Nancy Thayer, New York Times best-selling author of Family Reunion "The emotional scars left by war unite two women, generations apart, in Shipman's sentimental family saga.Shipman's tale successfully captures these women's resilience and their hopeful desire for new beginnings."--Publishers Weekly on The Heirloom Garden "The likable women and the engaging information on flowers will appeal to readers of Rhys Bowen's The Victory Garden (2019) and fans of Mary Alice Monroe and Lorna Landvik." --Booklist on The Heirloom Garden "Shipman patiently and gently unearths the deeply flawed characters' sorrows and reveals the delicate buds of happiness that eventually blossom."--BookPage on The Heirloom Garden "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.
[It] brings us the astounding importance of home and underscores the importance of a loving family and of having a generous heart. Grab a glass of sweet tea and enjoy! Cheers from my porch to yours!" --New York Times Bestselling Author Dorothea Benton Frank.