{"product_id":"a-small-town-love-story-colonial-beach-virginia","title":"A Small Town Love Story: Colonial Beach, Virginia","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart memoir, part oral history, No. 1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Sherryl Woods gives us a rare and intimate look at Colonial Beach, Virginia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in narrative history and local color, \u003ci\u003eA Small Town Love Story: Colonial Beach, Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e is an homage to the town of Sherryl Woods\u003ca name=\"_Hlk492560108\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"'FONT–SIZE:\" font=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" line=\"\" mso=\"\" calibri=\"\" minor=\"\" en=\"\" ar=\"\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003es past summers, a place that stole her heart long ago and provided the basis for the many fictional small towns in her bestselling novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue to Woods\u003ca name=\"_Hlk492560108\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"'FONT–SIZE:\" font=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" line=\"\" mso=\"\" calibri=\"\" minor=\"\" en=\"\" ar=\"\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003es signature style of focusing on characters who are at the center of their communities, here she has woven together the stories of the very real people who helped shaped this seaside Virginia town. She brings us back to the days of her own family dinners – relatives of all ages crowded onto benches around a long, banquet–length table, windows open to the hot breeze as they cracked open piles of Maryland blue crabs. She artfully captures the essence of Colonial Beach and makes us yearn for small–town life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoods\u003ca name=\"_Hlk492560108\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"'FONT–SIZE:\" font=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" line=\"\" mso=\"\" calibri=\"\" minor=\"\" en=\"\" ar=\"\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003es own memories frame the dozens of other true stories she features – from the unique history of Colonial Beach itself, to some firsthand accounts of the Oyster Wars that once consumed the fishing community, to the stories of neighbourhood merchants who made it a point to know just about every customer by name. In its early days, even a town as small as Colonial Beach had family–owned grocery stores in just about every neighborhood, each with its own personality – stores like Denson\u003ca name=\"_Hlk492560108\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"'FONT–SIZE:\" font=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" line=\"\" mso=\"\" calibri=\"\" minor=\"\" en=\"\" ar=\"\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003es and Sullivan\u003ca name=\"_Hlk492560108\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"'FONT–SIZE:\" font=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" line=\"\" mso=\"\" calibri=\"\" minor=\"\" en=\"\" ar=\"\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003es and Ethyl\u003ca name=\"_Hlk492560108\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"'FONT–SIZE:\" font=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" line=\"\" mso=\"\" calibri=\"\" minor=\"\" en=\"\" ar=\"\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003es Emporium. From farmers and fishermen to restauranteurs and hoteliers to pastors, librarians and military folk, Woods\u003ca name=\"_Hlk492560108\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"'FONT–SIZE:\" font=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" line=\"\" mso=\"\" calibri=\"\" minor=\"\" en=\"\" ar=\"\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003es research and interviews give life to the personalities of a very special place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sherryl Woods:::100204","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52713695871251,"sku":"9781489251565","price":2.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2700\/9972\/files\/9781489251565.jpg?v=1764043520","url":"https:\/\/www.millsandboon.com.au\/products\/a-small-town-love-story-colonial-beach-virginia","provider":"Mills \u0026 Boon Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}