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Saving ceecee honeycutt 2009 by american novelist beth hoffman follows a 12yearold girl growing up strong despite her unstable past in the late 1960s town of willoughby, ohio. For me, cecilia rose honeycutt, who is nicknamed ceecee, is one who does just that. Saving ceecee honeycutt is a book for women, about women. 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 georgia.
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From the day i typed chapter one to the day i completed my query letter to literary agents, it was almost exactly four yearsmore than three years to. In their small ohio town, ceecee is the outcast among her fellow sixthgraders due to her mothers increasingly odd behavior, which includes naked nights on the lawn and daily trips to goodwill to buy prom. Beth hoffmans first novel is a tribute to the strength of women who have survived tragedy and loss to become beacons for others who suffer from emotional scars. A fairy tale with streaks of psychology and social conscience, ceecee rose honeycutts odyssey unfolds mainly in savannah, ga. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading saving ceecee honeycutt.
Beth hoffmans extraordinary debut, saving ceecee honeycutt, is the book i dreamed of finding to launch my new imprint, pamela dorman books. Yes, there were moments for me that were steel magnoliaesque. Steel magnolias meets the help in this southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom twelveyearold ceecee honeycutt is in trouble. Steel magnolias meets the help in beth hoffmans new york times bestselling southern debut novel, saving ceecee honeycutt twelveyearold ceecee honeycutt is in trouble. Pdf saving ceecee honeycutt book by beth hoffman free. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, camillethe tiaratoting, lipsticksmeared laughingstock of an entire town.
Set in georgia, it is a southern tale full of quirky, eccentric, most lovable, resilient female characters. Saving ceecee honeycutt audiobook listen instantly. What did you think of the opening linesmomma left her red satin shoes in the middle of the road. Kim edwards, bestselling author of the memory keepers daughter in hoffmans charming debut, cecelia rose ceecee honeycutt tells the story of her tragic life and the strong women who stepped in to save her. Saving ceecee honeycutt by beth hoffman hardcover book. Saving ceecee honeycutt hardcover andersons bookshop. Saving ceecee honeycutt ebook king county library system. This study guide consists of approximately 86 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of saving ceecee honeycutt. The main characters of this fiction, novels story are cecelia honeycutt, oletta jones. A mentally ill mother and an absent father spell trouble for the 12yearold heroine at the heart of beth hoffmans sparkling debut, saving ceecee honeycutt. January 12th is the official release date date for the book, but i. Saving ceecee honeycutt by beth hoffman books on tape. Saving ceecee honeycutt is about a young girl, cecelia and her mother, who is lost in a psychotic haze and reliving her pageant days in their small hometown in ohio.
After a time, ceecee adapts to her new life in savannah. Summary steel magnolias meets the help in this southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Beth hoffmans bestselling debut, saving ceecee honeycutt, won admirers and acclaim with its heartwarming story and cast of unforgettable characters. Laughoutloud funny, hoffmans charming work offers the story of a young girl who loses one mother and finds many others. 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. How did the idea for saving ceecee honeycutt come about. Saving ceecee honeycutt beth hoffman, 2010 penguin group usa 320 pp. The 1960s southern setting and comingofage angle may remind readers of favorites like the secret life of bees not surprising, since it was bought by the same editorbut the episodic narrative style and bookish heroine will also bring to mind classics like anne of green gables. Cecelia looks a lot like her mother, both of them having long brown hair and blue eyes and the same.
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