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Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved: A Woman Moves a House to Make a Home

by Kate Whouley

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

One woman's quirky, captivating memoir finds her transporting a vacation cottage 25 miles to attach it to her tiny house on Cape Cod, and encountering surprises, complications, and self-discoveries along the way.

Review:

“A pitch-perfect description of both small-town life and personal anticipation . . . I loved Cottage for Sale.”

ANNA QUINDLEN, Book-of-the-Month Club News

Review:

“Highly entertaining.”

The Wall Street Journal

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“Whouley’s gentle memoir . . . deftly explores the themes of independence, pride of place and loss.”

The New York Times

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“There is so much here you will want to read it twice. . . . It’s one of those books in which the author has taken something personal and made it universal.”

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780345480187
Subtitle:
A Woman Moves a House to Make a Home
Author:
Whouley, Kate
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Remodeling & Renovation - General
Publication Date:
April 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
8.10x5.26x.74 in. .54 lbs.

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