Viola Shipman is a pen name for Wade Rouse, a popular award-winning memoirist. Rouse chose his grandmother's name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his writing. Rouse is the author of The Charm Bracelet, The Hope Chest, and The Recipe Box, which have been translated into over a dozen languages and become international bestsellers. He divides his time between Saugatuck, Michigan, and Palm Springs, California, and writes regularly for People, Coastal Living, and Good Housekeeping, among others, and is a contributor to All Things Considered.
