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See all 3 questions about The Hope Chest…. Lists with This Book. Jan 15, CL rated it really liked it. Mattie has ALS and she has struggled to remain independent as she battles her disease just as she was independent in life. Her husband has been her caregiver but her ALS has reached the point he needs help.
Enter Rose and her daughter Jeri who make all the difference in both Mattie and her husband's life. Rose is Mattie's caregiver and as she attempts to make Mattie's life easier the growing affection between the four of them is what all of them need. Rose and Jeri need Mattie and Mattie's husba Mattie has ALS and she has struggled to remain independent as she battles her disease just as she was independent in life.
Rose and Jeri need Mattie and Mattie's husband as much as they need them and as their relationship grows stronger they all redefine what "family" is. View all 5 comments. Jan 24, Karen Whittard rated it really liked it. Thank you to Netgalley a massive thank you to St Martins Press and a humongous thank you to Viola Shipman who kindly contacted me and asked if I could read this book for an honest review.
I was so excited to receive your email and when I read the bio I couldn't wait to start the book. You can find my review on both Goodreads and Amazon. You can find it on Goodreads under Karen Whittard from today and on Amazon on publication date under k. This book is breathtaking, it is beautiful and Thank you to Netgalley a massive thank you to St Martins Press and a humongous thank you to Viola Shipman who kindly contacted me and asked if I could read this book for an honest review.
This book is breathtaking, it is beautiful and heartbreaking. It made my heartache and it made my heart sing. I was equal parts saddened and charmed by this book. Viola is an amazing craftswoman and I will be recommending this book to everyone that I know. If you are looking for a romance story to knock you off your feet this year.
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Then you simply must read The Hope Chest. I implore you if you only read one book this year. Make sure it is this book you simply will not regret it. Just remember to grab lots and lots of tissues. This book speaks of the love that everyone dreams of. The love that is once in a lifetime. That is so rare and precious that you simply must hold onto it and never let it go. It is a love that endures all things and sticks by you through it all. A love that is so heartbreaking and pure that it is beautiful.
I cannot describe how much I simply love this book. I just hope you all read it and you will all understand how special this book is. I was so emotional all the way through this book. I found it heartbreaking and beautiful all in the same time. I became so invested in these characters.
That it felt like I knew them personally. That is a rare and beautiful treat I devoured this book so quickly and my wonderful amazing husband had to keep making sure I was ok because I just kept blubbering. I gave him the biggest, massive cuddle that I could after reading this book.
I really really really want to say a huge massive thank you for letting me read this beautiful book. I haven't read a five star book in so long. Until this book came along I didn't think I would find one for a long time. So thank you for sharing this book with us all. I can't wait to see what you bring out next. You are on my authors to watch out for list now.
I have been having such a bad pain induced week. That this book helped me in so many ways. Thank you Happy reading everyone Mar 14, Judy Collins rated it it was amazing Shelves: Emotionally rich, heartbreaking, and yet inspiring and warm-spirited— Shipman once again demonstrates the impact of family, history, and friends.
Life is a gift. How do we choose to use it? A legacy to be continued through others. To be passed along. You can utilize what time you have, or lose it all in a blink of an eye. One man may be losing his wife, but through her strength—he may discover a new family. From family heirlooms, nostalgia, grief, sadness, to inspiration and hope for the future. Hope is something you carry with you forever, not only in this chest but also in your heart.
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So look inside it and inside yourself when you need hope the most, and it will guide you, and remind you of what was and what is to be. They have been in love since they first met many years earlier.
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They promised one another, till death do us part. They are approaching their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Don wishes more than anything he could freeze time. Just a little longer. They had their cottage at Hope Dunes. However, the house was big and now Don needed help with Mattie. They now required a caregiver. Mattie has ALS— for five years, and now they are forced to move to a smaller place. Are they really ready to give up a big part of their past?
What about the future?
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She was a successful landscape designer, with many famous clients over the years. She was also a painter. Now they are left with no children and only a faithful dog, Mabel. What will he do when his loving faithful wife passes on. How will he go on? He is clinging to every moment. Enter Rose Hoffs, and her charming, "larger- than- life" daughter, Jeri. Rose lost her parents to cancer and her husband left years ago. A divorced single mom, her parents had left her their family home; however, she is struggling to make ends meet.
She needs full-time hours versus part-time in order to survive without using all her savings and her inheritance, which was dwindling quickly. She needed to hang on to her family home. She was too young to have no help. However, Mattie made him aware his anger was misplaced. It was not all about him. She told him he was being selfish and wasting his strength and emotion over something he could not control. Time will march on. One short little stop to get things right, and too few of us do.
We focus on everything that is unimportant. A special hope chest for a special history. Everything has a story. A hope chest once filled with hope and now there is none. From a cedar chest, scents, fragrances of the past.
The Hope Chest: A Novel [Viola Shipman] on www.farmersmarketmusic.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Saugatuck, MI, springs to life in this nostalgic, gentle story of. The Hope Chest is an upscale resale shop specializing in quality women's clothing. Founded in , The Hope Chest is a not-for-profit organization whose .
Filled with memories such as scrapbooks, heirlooms, family pictures, teddy bears, family bibles, special mementos, rag dolls, aprons, dishes, jewelry—precious items to be passed along to a family. Connecting the past with the future. Filled with love, hopes, and dreams. H is for Hope Now and for always.
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O is for the Overwhelming love I have for you. P is for the Practical items that will make your house a home. E is for the Eternal memories this chest will provide every time you open it up. You are my hope, and my home, in this world, My daughter, my love. Shipman has a way with words and vivid descriptions—predict he will be the next Nicholas Sparks! Loved everything about this charming story! Readers will fall in love with the characters, as well as the comforting words to those who have recently lost loved ones or those left behind trying to make sense of their loss.
You will smile and cry at the same time. An ideal book for book clubs and further discussions. Another element which was nicely done— the way Shipman used the different timelines. Often an author will spend more time with the secondary story than the main one. I liked the fact, Don and Mattie's touching and the timeless story took center stage, as well as their background history. A special thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an early reading copy.
Mar 18, Susan rated it it was amazing Shelves: The Hope Chest Viola Shipman Received from Netgalley I have never read anything before by Viola Shipman but she broke my heart over and over again and she owes me a box of tissues. Learning about Mattie and Don's lives is so moving and will make you fall in love with both of them as you are reading. They are getting ready to celebrate their fifty year wedding anniversary but at the same time The Hope Chest Viola Shipman Received from Netgalley I have never read anything before by Viola Shipman but she broke my heart over and over again and she owes me a box of tissues.
They are getting ready to celebrate their fifty year wedding anniversary but at the same time Mattie is in the final stages of ALS. Rose is hired as Mattie's caretaker and quickly becomes more of a family member and friend. As Mattie feels the end getting closer and closer she shares her stories with Rose and her young daughter, Jeri. Mattie and Don never had children and Rose and Jeri have no family, since Rose's parents passed away.
Their relationship grows stronger and stronger each day, even though they were breaking my heart the whole time while I was reading. I really loved learning about Mattie and Don from their stories, but I felt heartache like I never have before. I became so emotionally invested in all of the characters and felt like they were lifelong friends. When they were sad, I felt sad.
When they were happy I found myself smiling. I love when an author can do that to me and Viola Shipman did it perfectly. Be prepared not to do anything else until you finish reading this beautiful story. Once I started I had a hard time putting it down, especially when Viola began to introduce all of the treasures inside of Mattie's neglected hope chest. Jan 21, Hannah rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is the first book that I have read by Viola Shipman and I absolutely loved it. I was emotional throughout and became extremely invested in the characters and the relationships they each had with one another.
The main character, Mattie, is slowly losing a battle to ALS. Her husband Don, hires a caretaker named Rose to help out as Mattie slowly starts to lose most of her independence. Rose is a young, single mother struggling with her own battle of finances and the loss of her parents, while This is the first book that I have read by Viola Shipman and I absolutely loved it. Rose is a young, single mother struggling with her own battle of finances and the loss of her parents, while raising her daughter Jeri. The elderly couple, unable to have children of their own, form an instant bond with Rose and Jeri and they become a part of each other's lives in the most heartwarming way.
Each chapter is filled with memories from the Hope Chest that was given to Mattie as a gift from her parents when she was a child. She has kept everything memorable and dear to her throughout the years tucked away safely in the chest. Each part of the book is divided into sections about items in the chest, with a story attached to each item. As the four bond over the items in the chest, they learn to help one another in the daily struggles of life. As Don and Mattie near their 50th wedding anniversary, Don begins to wonder what life will be like without Mattie in it.
He isn't ready to tackle life without her, but Mattie always seems to be the voice of reason for the future. They learn when to let go, when to hold on, and that one must always have hope. This is the first book that I have read that has actually caused me to shed some tears. I feel like I know the characters personally and went through every high and low with them. It was such a beautiful story about life, happiness, hope, and how we must carry on and pick up the pieces when everything crumbles because life is beautiful and worth living.
This is one of those cozy, warm, snuggly sad books that you read while laying in the grass! Or at least one of those books you connect with because it takes place in a small lake town and you know there is not a prettier sight than the cottages on the dunes of Lake Michigan!
I'm only a 30 minute drive from the wonderful town of Saugatuck - and I yearned to take a drive out there while I read this The main character in this story suffers from ALS, something my own Father i This is one of those cozy, warm, snuggly sad books that you read while laying in the grass! The main character in this story suffers from ALS, something my own Father in law passed away from. It hurt and warmed my heart at the same time to read this story! Mattie was a wonderful characters along with her husband Don, care taker Rose and her daughter, Jeri!
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