Memoirist & Novelist
Memoirs
Washington Post
“An impressive voice [and] original writer.”
NBC’s Today show
“Laugh outloud funny!”
Chicago Tribune
“Listen to Wade Rouse — which you most assuredly should — especially if you value laughter and wisdom.”
USA Today
“Wise, witty, wicked.”
Writer’s Digest
“The #2 Writer, Dead or Alive, We’d Like to Have Drinks With”
Library Journal
“David Sedaris meets Dave Barry.”
Internationally Bestselling Novelist
PEN NAME: VIOLA SHIPMAN
Fiction
“Shipman’s charming stories of remembering those who came before you are just what the world needs right now.”
“For readers of Mary Alice Monroe.”
“A rare jewel that will be passed down from one generation to the next.”
“Every now and then an important new voice in fiction arrives. Viola Shipman is that voice.”
“Magical … poignant.”
“Graceful, touching, moving.”
“Like a true friendship, The Clover Girls is a novel you will forever savor and treasure.”
“Delightful!”
“A touching tribute.”
“Reading Viola Shipman’s novels is like talking with your best friend, and wanting never to hang up the phone.”
“Utterly charming.”