The Clover Girls: A Novel

Viola Shipman

May 2021 · Sold by Harlequin

About this ebook

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Summer Cottage

"Like a true friendship, The Clover Girls is a novel you will forever savor and treasure." —Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author

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…

USA TODAY bestselling author Viola Shipman is at her absolute best with The Clover Girls. Readers of all ages and backgrounds will love its powerful, redemptive nature and the empowering message at its heart.

Don't miss bestselling author Viola Shipman's charming new novel, THE WISHING BRIDGE—where an ambitious executive rediscovers the magic of family, friendship, home...and Christmas!

Other books by Viola Shipman:

• Famous in a Small Town
• The Secret of Snow
• A Wish for Winter
• The Edge of Summer
• The Summer Cottage
• The Heirloom Garden

Ratings and reviews

Grab a box of tissues, a bottle of wine, turn off your phone and give yourself an evening alone to sit and read this work of art novel. There are truly not enough stars to give this book and have it be enough. Em, Liz, V, and Rach are best friends.forever. They meet at summer camp when theyre kids and go back each and every summer. As they grow, their friendship is tested by both outside conflicts and internal friendship fights. As usually happens unfortunately, they began to always expect the bad in each other instead of seeing the good they knew was there. Because of this, one day their friendship is splintered and Em is left being the only one who keeps in touch with the other three. Rach, V, and Liz receive a letter from Em letting them know she's passed, and her last wish is for them to meet at camp to spread her ashes. What happens is a week of each of them finding out who they are as individuals and who they are as friends. With scenes from present day mixed in with scenes from their time at camp in the 80's, were given the whole picture of just what happened to these BFF's and can watch while they try and fix what's broken. I can't tell you enough just how good this read is. Viola Shipman is the pen name for Wade Rouse, and that makes this book even more amazing. Its honestly hard to read a good friendship book written by a woman that captures female friendship and emotions in such a raw real way. To find out that Wade did it shows just how much of an artist he truly is with a pen. He captures sometimes intense scenes with such honesty and truth you can see this actually happening in real life. The 80's scenes will also have you googling "where to watch The Breakfast Club" when you're done. You'll also think about unplugging more.and maybe writing a letter to a friend instead of texting, if you can find out where to buy a stamp anymore. 😉 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to Viola Shipman, NetGalley, and Grayson House for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

About the author

Wade Rouse is a popular award-winning memoirist and internationally bestselling author of twelve books, which have been translated into twenty languages and selected as Today show Must-Reads, Indie Next Picks and Michigan Notable Books. Rouse writes fiction under his grandma’s name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose heirlooms inspire his writing. He lives in Michigan and California, and hosts Wine & Words with Wade, A Literary Happy Hour, every Thursday.