02021cam a2200301 i 4500 380615890 TxAuBib 20190418120000.0 190102s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781525834233 1525834231 9781525831522 1525831526 065373015990 (OCoLC)1096435506 TxAuBib rda Shipman, Viola. The summer cottage / Viola Shipman. Toronto, Ontario : Graydon House, 2019. 397 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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 cliche, 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. 20190418. Inspirational fiction. T3L