The Sweet Life

By Suzanne Woods Fisher

Book Overview

Welcome to summer on Cape Cod--a place where the sweet life just might be possible

Dawn Dixon can't believe she's on a groomless honeymoon on beautiful Cape Cod . . . with her mother. She was supposed to be here with Kevin, the man she loves. Still, Mom was the right choice. Dawn's heart may have been broken, but Marnie Dixon is in need of mending as well.

But Mom--being Mom--creates a mess when, on a whim, she buys a run-down ice cream shop in the town's tightly regulated historic district with big plans to fix it up. She's never remodeled anything. And she's never even made ice cream

Dawn knows she has to stay and fix this fiasco. But her mother's money pit ice cream shop may have created a chance for a happy ending . . . one Dawn could never have expected.

"This deliciously concocted novel is a charming start to a sure to satisfy series."--Booklist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800739477
• ISBN13: 9780800739478
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

An o.k. read

I never liked ice cream.....and the story gets stuck on Dawn's relentless obsession with ice cream.....but.....besides her obsession, the story line and characters made it an o.k. read.

Sweet and uplifting

What can be more sweet and uplifting than revival of an ice cream shop on Cape Cod by a mother-daughter duo trying to escape grief and disappointment? Suzanne Woods Fisher delivers just that read through Marnie the mom, a cancer survivor and recent widow, and Dawn the daughter, a jilted bride. The backdrop of Cape Cod is gorgeous and I felt like I was far away from the daily grind of suburban living while getting to know them. Marnie is a passionate, fanciful, and sometimes flighty dreamer mired in grief from suddenly losing her husband and receiving a cancer diagnosis. Her refusal to face fear and reality gets in the way of deepening her relationships. Dawn is a straight-laced accountant who stays inside the box and plans for everything and anything; her need for control of every situation clashes with her mom’s free way but they learn more about each other and about God as they work together to revive the ice cream shop. I really liked the two supporting male characters Lincoln and Kevin. Lincoln provided wisdom from regret having turned to purpose and Kevin showed what happens when one comes back into the fold of God’s will and plan. I also enjoyed the mentions of Paul and Maeve from Three Sisters Island series, which I didn’t expect. I received the book via Celebrate Lit Tours and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.