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Farmhouse on the Edge of Town

Stories from a B&B in the Mountains of Western Maine

9781952143229
224 pages
Islandport Press
Overview
Lew-Ellyn Hughes dreams of leaving city life and finding a place where she can see her beloved Maine wilderness from her window each morning. Her dreams finally come true when she finds a nineteenth-century farmhouse for sale in Stratton, an idyllic town nestled in between lakes and mountains. She decides to turn it into Diamond Corner, a cozy, five-room bed-and-breakfast, sharing her love of Maine with visitors from all over the world. Farmhouse on the Edge of Town is a collection of heartwarming and humorous stories from fifteen years of owning the bed-and-breakfast that features a cast of hardy Mainers, colorful guests, and lovable family, as Lew-Ellyn juggles their wants and needs with her trademark humor and insight. From opening up a bakery in her kitchen to wrangling a bull, her stories will delight anyone who’s ever spent time in a small town.
Author Bio
Lew-Ellyn Hughes is an award-winning newspaper columnist and author. In 2001, Lew-Ellyn left her job as a nurse in Bangor and opened a bed-and-breakfast in Stratton. She spent many years chronicling her experiences of running the inn and opening a bakery, and her work has appeared in The Original Irregular, Maine Seniors Magazine, Maine Women Magazine, and The Moosehead Lakeshore Journal. She currently lives in Greenville.