"and to the natural world with a focus on positive change and great ""...a pitch-perfect description of both small-town life and personal anticipation...told in a voice of such good humor and thoughtful humanity... It is not simply about the marriage of a small house and smaller cottage, but about the hope we all find in home. I loved Cottage For Sale."" -Anna Quindlen ""... a cast of characters that range from interesting to eccentric, a series of misadventures that might have come from a comic novel, and a narrative style that makes you keep turning the pages. It's one of those books in which the author has taken something personal and made it universal."" -Booklist ""Whouley's gentle memoir...deftly explores the themes of independence, pride of place and loss..."" - The New York Times ""...an almost Holy Grail quest... highly entertaining."" -The Wall Street Journal ""100% original and 100% enjoyable."" -Book-of-the Month-Club News"