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Famous in a Small Town

By: Viola Shipman
Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
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A magical tale of destiny and small-town charm. The summer listen 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 BRIDGEwhere an ambitious executive rediscovers the magic of family, friendship, home...and Christmas!

Other books by Viola Shipman:

  • The Secret of Snow
  • A Wish for Winter
  • The Edge of Summer
  • The Summer Cottage
  • The Heirloom Garden
  • The Clover Girls
©2023 Viola Shipman (P)2023 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Great Story, Great Narration

Viola Shipman has done it again. This is a wonderful story set in northern Michigan. I love Shipman’s ability to weave a story together and bring so much emotion and history alive in the page!

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PERFECT ..

Must read…..,every last word. Very much Pure Michigan. Kinda wondering about “Soda’p, in Michigan it’s Pop

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Famous in a Small Town

A fantastic story gets in a Christmas spirit. Bring you back to your child hood. A fantastic author please read all his books has a lot of our history of life. Lee Magnani

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Nice story.

The story took a bit to grab my attention. I almost stopped listening but continued. It turned to be an enjoyable read. Not fantastic but very good.

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Quintessential Michigan

Sometimes a nice story is just the needed palette cleanser. The narrator does justice to all the characters. And if you ever have the chance to drive the tunnel of trees, do it. The author doesn't exaggerate it's beauty.

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Bravo

I absolutely loved it, and highly recommend listening to it read on audible, rhe reader captured the heart and soul of the book, characters town, I laughed, cried, and didn't want this book to end, it captivated me from the first page to the last.
Bravo Bravo bravo.....as a young girl who named her cabbage patch kids after my grandma's, I found it interesting the name cherry Mary and Mary cherry my twin dolls , I have never heard anyone named that and I felt a connection to this book, and it strengthened me and helped me to understand a little bit of the life I've had to live, and made me.feel like I can do anything just like cherry Mary, and pass on my grandma's stories to my girls and boys ,.
This was by far the best and most loved book I've read of yours and thank you for letting me escape in this wonderful town for just a little while .

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Cherry Amazing

I’ve read many if your books but this brought back many summer memories in Michigan back, this book and your description makes you feel like you are in Michigan eating cherries or my favorite cherry pie. Thanks for a well written book.

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Another Winner by Viola Shipman

Each time I read a book by Viola Shipman, it makes me want to visit Michigan. This one is no different. A wonderful family story of strong generations and figuring out what you want out of life.

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Love of family, cherries and MICHIGAN

Loved the story line and how one developed each character and made them all come to life

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LOVED!

Highly recommend for the wonderful days of summer or a vacation read! Loved it so much!

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