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