Another beautifully crafted story from Viola Shipman!

Set in both the Ozarks and Douglas, MI. Buttons are the theme of this book. Sutton has just lost her mother to Covid - something I thought would be too early to read about, the shutdown of 2020 and how different things were for funerals at that time. There has always been a mystery about her family and after finding a sleeve of buttons from Douglas, MI, Sutton decides to summer there to see if she can answer some of those mysteries.

The storyline will keep you interested, the descriptions are vivid and the townsfolk are so enjoyable to get to know. It's a wonderful book about finding our way after the Covid changes, family, and love.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary, digital ARC in return for my review.

Couldn't put it down. Absolutely delightful, as always. Viola Shipman could write on the back of a grocery receipt, and I'd read it. Hilarious, heart-shattering, heartwarming, and betrayal, all wrapped up in a beautiful happily ever after in the end. In my opinion, another genius storytelling concept that makes it one of the best books of 2022.

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The edge of summer by Viola Shipman.
Devastated by the sudden death of her mother—a quiet, loving and intensely private Southern seamstress called Miss Mabel, who overflowed with pearls of Ozarks wisdom but never spoke of her own family—Sutton Douglas makes the impulsive decision to pack up and head north to the Michigan resort town where she believes she’ll find answers to the lifelong questions she’s had about not only her mother’s past but also her own place in the world.
A great read with good characters. 4*.