If you remember your childhood BFF
and all the fun (and possibly trouble) you shared, then this is a perfect book
for you. THE CLOVER GIRLS is an ode to friendship and dreams, as well as
how each change our lives and how we too often let those friendships fade. Readers
of all ages and backgrounds will love this story’s powerful, redemptive nature
and the empowering message at its heart.
Read the book that Kristy Woodson
Harvey calls “a love song to long-lost friends, an ode to the summers that
define us and the people who make us who we are.”
Elizabeth, Veronica, Rachel and
Emily met at Camp Birchwood as girls in 1985, where over four summers they were
the Clover Girls—inseparable for those magical few weeks of freedom—until the
last summer that pulled them apart. Now approaching middle age, the women are
facing challenges they never imagined as teens, struggles with their marriages,
their children, their careers, and wondering who it is they see when they look
in the mirror.
Then Liz, V and Rachel each
receive a letter from Emily with devastating news. She implores the girls who
were once her best friends to reunite at Camp Birchwood one last time, to spend
a week together revisiting the dreams they’d put aside and repair the
relationships they’d allowed to sour. But the women are not the same
idealistic, confident girls who once ruled Camp Birchwood, and perhaps some
friendships aren’t meant to last forever…
Meet the Author: Viola Shipman/Wade Rouse
Viola Shipman and baby Wade Rouse
WADE ROUSE is the internationally
bestselling author of nine books, which have been translated into nearly 20
languages. Wade chose his grandmother’s name, Viola Shipman, as a pen name to honor
the woman whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his fiction.
Wade’s novels include The
Charm Bracelet, a 2017 Michigan Notable Book of the Year; The Hope
Chest; and The Recipe Box.
Wade’s books have been selected
multiple times as Must-Reads by NBC’s Today Show, featured in the Washington
Post, USA Today and on “Chelsea Lately” and have also been
chosen three times as Indie Next Picks by the nation’s independent
booksellers.
His writing has appeared in a
diverse range of publications and media, including Coastal Living, Time, All
Things Considered, People, Good Housekeeping, Salon, Forbes, Taste
of Home, Country Woman, Writer’s Digest and Publisher’s
Weekly.
Wade earned his B.A. from Drury
University and his master’s in journalism from Northwestern University. He
divides his time between Saugatuck, Michigan, and Palm Springs, California, and
is also an acclaimed writing teacher who has mentored numerous students to
become published authors.
Thanks so much for stopping by
today. Did this make you think about your childhood BFF? Are you still in touch
with them?
It did make me think of my childhood friends - one of whom I have just regained contact with - after decades apart.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how childhood friends have such an impact, isn't it? And we remember them years later, even if we haven't seen them or been in contact. This sounds like a really interesting exploration of that. Thanks, Mason.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes think of the friends I lost. This sounds like a good read that explores old friendships and how life changes as we get older.
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