{"product_id":"farmhouse-on-the-edge-of-town-by-lew-ellyn-hughes-islandport-press-maine-author","title":"Farmhouse on the Edge of Town by Lew-Ellyn Hughes - Islandport Press | MAINE AUTHOR","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLew-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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarmhouse on the Edge of Town\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 painting her house to shoveling snow, her stories will delight anyone who’s ever spent time in a small town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aecizt ciGGdC QfrfFD cell\" data-hook=\"collapse-info-minus-icon\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 15 15\" fill=\"currentColor\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\"\u003e\u003cg id=\"Page-2\" stroke=\"none\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003cg id=\"Desktop-1920-\/-1080\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"\u003e\u003cg id=\"new_minus\" transform=\"translate(2 7)\"\u003e\u003cg id=\"Rectangle-5\"\u003e\u003cg id=\"Page-1\"\u003e\u003cg id=\"Desktop-1920-\/-1080\"\u003e\u003cg id=\"Group\"\u003e\u003cpath id=\"Rectangle-5\" d=\"M0 0L11 0 11 1 0 1z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"rah-static rah-static--height-auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ulKuLk QfrfFD cell\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hook=\"info-section-description\" class=\"zp8uy2 veCD9x\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLew-Ellyn Hughes is an award-winning newspaper columnist and author who spent her childhood summers on Moosehead Lake. In 2001, Lew-Ellyn left her job as a nurse in Bangor and bought a 1890s farmhouse in Stratton, where she opened the five-room Diamond Corner Bed \u0026amp; Breakfast. There, she chronicled her experiences as she learned how to run an inn, open a bakery, and fall in love with the small town and its people. “Away with Words”, Lew-Ellyn’s newspaper column, is an eight-time winner of the Maine Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. She currently lives in Greenville.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51013978914852,"sku":"FARMHOUSETOWN-BOOK","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/4186\/6788\/files\/6d6be4_286aaec9ee29448cbf9123ad96aa7c8b_mv2.avif?v=1783015008","url":"https:\/\/thewoodsmaineshop.com\/products\/farmhouse-on-the-edge-of-town-by-lew-ellyn-hughes-islandport-press-maine-author","provider":"The Woods Maine ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}