The Charm Bracelet: A Novel (The Heirloom Novels) - Softcover

Shipman, Viola

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250136334 ISBN 13: 9781250136336

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2018

Synopsis

One charm bracelet. Three generations of women. A whole world of precious gifts waiting to be discovered. . .

Lose yourself in the magic of Viola Shipman's The Charm Bracelet

On her birthday each year, Lolly’s mother gave her a charm, along with the advice that there is nothing more important than keeping family memories alive, and so Lolly’s charm bracelet would be a constant reminder of that love. Now, seventy years old and starting to forget things, Lolly knows time is running out to reconnect with a daughter and granddaughter whose lives have become too busy for Lolly or her family stories. But when Arden, Lolly’s daughter, receives an unexpected phone call about her mother, she and granddaughter Lauren rush home. Over the course of their visit, Lolly reveals the history of each charm on the heirloom bracelet and, one by one, the family stories help them to reconnect in ways that bring each woman closer to finding love and passion, faith and forgiveness.

“Readers will be charmed.” ―Good Housekeeping

About this title

From the Author:

Welcome!
 
The Charm Bracelet is a tribute to my Ozarks grandmother, Viola Shipman, who I grewup alongside, the jangling of her charm bracelet as ever-present as the moan ofthe bullfrogs, the call of the whippoorwill and the hum of the cicadas.
 
It was through the charms on my grandmother'sbracelet that I got to know her. I found that each charm held a story, a keythat unlocked a secret part of her life.

Through these charms, I got to know mygrandmother not just as a grandmother but also as an incredible woman who hadlived an extraordinary life filled with beauty, hope and tragedy.

My grandmother's story and life jangled in myhead for years, and I felt compelled to write a novel based on her charms andthe lessons she taught me: That the simplest things in life - family, friends,faith, fun, love, and a passion for what you do - truly are the grandest gifts.
 
I couldn't be prouder of this novel, which not only honorsmy grandmother, with the pen name Viola Shipman, but also all of our elders.
 
I hope you're "charmed"! 

xo,
Wade Rouse

About the Author:

VIOLA SHIPMAN is a penname for Wade Rouse, a popular, award-winning memoirist. Rouse chose his grandmother’s name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose charm bracelet and family stories inspired him to write his debut novel, which is a tribute to all of our elders. Rouse lives in Michigan and writes regularly forPeopleand Coastal Living, among other places, and is a contributor to All Things Considered. To date, The Charm Bracelet has been translated into nine languages.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1250136334
• ISBN 13: 9781250136336
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 384