Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved

A Woman Moves a House to Make a Home

Kate Whouley

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Sea Crow Press
03 September 2024

Professional interior design; Biography: general; Geographical discovery & exploration; Home & house maintenance

When Kate Whouley saw the classified ad for an abandoned cottage that had to be moved, she began to dream. Transport the cottage...attach it to my three-room house...create more space for my work and life....

Smart, single, and self-employed, Whouley was used to fending for herself. But she wasn't prepared for half the complications of her house-moving adventures. Supported by loyal friends, and egged on by her bossy gray cat, Whouley encountered a parade of town officials, a small convoy of State Police (who escorted her cottage, with lights flashing, through four Cape Cod towns), and an army of house-moving, home-building men. Like the cottage on wheels, Kate Whouley takes the back roads, with a keen eye for the inner scenery. For everyone who has ever dreamed of creating a space of their own, there is a cottage for sale. You only have to move it.

The new edition celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the quirky and beloved memoir that has become a Cape Cod classic. Including a new chapter by the author that catches readers up on the cottage, Kate, and the current Cat-in-Charge.

By: Kate Whouley
Imprint: Sea Crow Press
Edition: 2nd Twentieth Anniversary ed.
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9781961864108
ISBN 10: 196186410X
Pages: 356
Publication Date: 03 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

"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"