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Steel magnolias meets the help in this southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and. She also suspects that her father has a girlfriend. Feb 09, 2012 the synopsis pretty much sums up this book, and indeed, saving cee cee honeycutt is a heartwarming, entertaining story about a neglected little girl who found love in places and people she could never imagine. Steel magnolias meets the help in this southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart. She lives in a home where shocking events and misery are daily occurrences. Set in 1967, the book skillfully depicts the social dynamics of a. Books similar to saving ceecee honeycutt saving ceecee honeycutt. Nov 28, 2011 i promise not to spoil this book for you. Kim edwards, bestselling author of the memory keepers. Beth hoffman books list of books by author beth hoffman. Saving ceecee honeycutt beth hoffman, 2010 penguin group usa 320 pp. Saving ceecee honeycutt is a heartwarming, tender, poignant and charming story, sprinkled with a whole lot of love.
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For years, she has been the caretaker of her mother, camille, the towns tiarawearing, lipsticksmeared laughingstock, a woman who is trapped in her longago moment of glory as the 1951 vidalia onion queen of georg. Saving ceecee honeycutt book charlotte mecklenburg. Twelveyearold ceecee honeycutt knows about hurts all too well. For years, she has been the caretaker of her mother, camille, the towns tiarawearing, lipsticksmeared laughingstock, a woman who is trapped in her longago moment of glory. A book that has been read but is in good condition. As the editor of the secret life of bees, i have read a. Saving ceecee honeycutt by beth hoffman is a story about a young girl named cecelia who begins her life in willoughby, ohio with her mother camille and her father carl.
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