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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt: A Novel [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Beth Hoffman
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Book Description

October 26, 2010
When Camille Sugarbaker Honeycutt, the pretty but crazy 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen, dies suddenly, her twelve-year-old daughter CeeCee has barely a hope left in the world. To her rescue arrives Great Aunt Tootie in the most magnificent car CeeCee has ever seen, and she is whisked away to the storybook city of Savannah. For some flowers, Aunt Tootie holds, are born to bloom only south of the Mason-Dixon line and soon, among the sweet scent of magnolias and the loving warmth of Tootie and her colourful collection of friends, it looks as though CeeCee has arrived in paradise. But when a darker side to the Southern dream threatens this delicate, newfound happiness, Aunt Tootie and her friends must rally to CeeCee's aid. Warm yet heartbreaking, and generously spiced with humor, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt is the story of a girl who loses her mother but finds many others under a balmy Georgia sun.
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Hoffman's debut, a by-the-numbers Southern charmer, recounts 12-year-old Cecelia Rose Honeycutt's recovery from a childhood with her crazy mother, Camille, and cantankerous father, Carl, in 1960s Willoughby, Ohio. After former Southern beauty queen Camille is struck and killed by an ice cream truck, Carl hands over Cecelia to her great-aunt Tootie. Whisked off to a life of privilege in Savannah, Ga., Cecelia makes fast friends with Tootie's cook, Oletta, and gets to know the cadre of eccentric women who flit in and out of Tootie's house, among them racist town gossip Violene Hobbs and worldly, duplicitous Thelma Rae Goodpepper. Aunt Tootie herself is the epitome of goodness, and Oletta is a sage black woman. Unfortunately, any hint of trouble is nipped in the bud before it can provide narrative tension, and Hoffman toys with, but doesn't develop, the idea that Cecelia could inherit her mother's mental problems. Madness, neglect, racism and snobbery slink in the background, but Hoffman remains locked on the sugary promise of a new day. (Jan.)
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From Booklist

Momma always told CeeCee (short for Cecelia Rose) that “being in the North isn’t living—it’s absolute hell.” Of course, having to live with Momma—Camille Sugarbaker Honeycutt, that is, Vidalia Onion Queen, 1951—doesn’t make it any more heavenly, especially when Momma starts standing in the front yard blowing kisses to passersby. You know this is going to end badly, and so it does, when the erstwhile onion queen is run over by a speeding Happy Cow Ice Cream Truck. Before you can say “sweet magnolia blossoms,” 12-year-old CeeCee is sent off to Savannah to live with her elderly great aunt, Tallulah Caldwell, and her wise African American housekeeper and cook, Oletta. It being 1967, you know there will be one dark episode of racial hatred, but it’s quickly—and conveniently—resolved offstage, leaving all the characters free to continue being relentlessly eccentric, upbeat, sweet as molasses, and living, as CeeCee puts it with a straight face, “in a breezy, flower-scented fairy tale . . . a strange, perfumed world that . . . seemed to be run entirely by women.” Light as air but thoroughly pleasant reading. --Michael Cart --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (October 26, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0143118579
  • ASIN: B004P5ONOK
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (645 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Twelve days after Beth Hoffman's first novel was published, she became a New York Times bestselling author with foreign rights selling to publishers in Italy, Germany, France, Poland, Norway, Hungary, Indonesia, Korea, Israel, and the United Kingdom.

Before beginning her writing career, Beth was the president and co-owner of an interior design studio. An artist as well as an award-winning designer, her paintings are displayed in private and corporate collections in the United States, Canada, and the UK.

Beth's interests include the rescue of abandoned and abused animals, nature conservancy, birding, historic preservation, and antiquing. She lives, along with her husband and two very smart cats, in a quaint historic district in Northern Kentucky.


Customer Reviews

What a wonderful story, with endearing characters, beautifully written and full of wisdom. bobsmom  |  170 reviewers made a similar statement
I laughed and cried several times reading this book. Beth(bookaholicmom)  |  142 reviewers made a similar statement
The story was very endearing and the characters in the story were very likeable. Dehlia Moore  |  59 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
257 of 268 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Future of Southern Fiction Is In Good Hands December 3, 2009
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Cecelia(Cee-Cee)Honeycutt is a twelve year old girl tending her mentally ill mother in Ohio when the mother is suddenly, violently killed. The absentee father sends broken-hearted, emotionally exhausted, Cee-Cee off to abide with a great-aunt in Savannah, GA. Eccentric characters, including a black cook, Oletta, who conjures recipes for Cee-Cee's heart as well as stomach, funny neighbors who bring the joy of laughter back to Cee-Cee, and Aunt Tootie who loves Cee-Cee towards wellness alight off the pages of this bittersweet tale.

Beth Hoffman concocts the essence of southern fiction....loquacious descriptions that send the floral arrays right into the nostrils of the reader; imaginative, inventive similes that conjure images not soon forgotten; characters rich with amusing antics and life-earned wisdom.

I loved this book; I loved it because it is believable without being so depressing I want to slit my wrists. It is truthful in its ugliness, yet hopeful in its general belief that life holds a plethora of promise.

Beautiful writing, Ms. Hoffman, and may you have many, many more successes as this book is destined to be.
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98 of 109 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This One Was Definitely Worth Five Stars December 2, 2009
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I don't give many five star reviews, but Beth Hoffman has a five star book (for sure!) with Saving CeeCee Honeycutt. The story opens with CeeCee (actually Cecilia) desperately trying to handle her mother's slow descent into madness. The writing grips you from the first line. I love books that grab my interest right away. The story is tragic at times, hilarious at others. If you love Southern fiction, this will be a favorite. This book reminded me of Cold Rock River or of Fair and Tender Ladies, also two of my favorites. I don't read many books over again, but I will this one. This is a great book to curl up with by the fire this winter, or to take on that long plane ride. But don't start it late in the day unless you want to be sitting up all night reading. It's that good. Really.
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47 of 55 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not entirely certain what the hoopla is about.... February 26, 2010
Format:Hardcover
I've been hearing about this book an awful lot lately. Numerous friends and family whose book opinions I highly value recommended this book, so I couldn't wait to sit down and read it.

Perhaps the anticipation ruined it for me, but I kept waiting (and waiting and waiting) to get to the "good part." It never happened for me.

This isn't a bad novel by any means. For me, though, it was an entirely predictable, somewhat boring book. Yes, the characters are cute and I liked all of them, but there were no enlightening moments, no huge epiphany, nothing striking at all. A decent story, but not a great one that will stay with me forever (I think it stayed with me for all of 30 minutes...the time it took me to start another novel).

Many people have already reiterated the story line here: orphaned girl taken in by a cute cast of distant relatives who raise her and give her the love she deserves. I won't bore you with that. I'll just say that if you tend to be susceptible to building up expectations for a novel, be careful here and don't expect a Pulitzer winner. Rather, expect a cutesy, warm, feel-good type novel (there are lots of them out there) and you'll likely get more enjoyment out of it than I did.

Happy reading!
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5.0 out of 5 stars i loved this book
written with humor, bittersweet and simultaneously hilarious, this book will delight, transport and draw you in. Tender, funny, heartbreaking at times. Read more
Published 1 day ago by avid reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the book!
The book made me cry,then made me laugh! I wll definatelly read all her books from now on.I lost my best friend to cancer last year,and before she died,she told me to get the... Read more
Published 1 day ago by josephine koontz
5.0 out of 5 stars On my all time favorites list
CeeCee Honeycutt has had a hard life and for twelve years she has held on. On one tragic day everything comes tumbling down and CeeCee's world falls apart. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Life Love and a Good Book
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceeded expectations!
I literally could not put this book down and read it in one day. This is thoroughly entertaining and will not disappoint!
Published 9 days ago by Marsha
5.0 out of 5 stars Money Savings Purchase
I would highly reccomend using amazon.com for purchase because the same products in the store are way more expensive. Read more
Published 11 days ago by patty
2.0 out of 5 stars But not for me.....
This is probably best as a young adult novel. Frankly, I was never involved with or engaged by any of the characters.
Published 12 days ago by Cynthia Perkins
4.0 out of 5 stars Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Good story and well written. Nice to read a book where things work out well for the main character. Enjoyable read.
Published 13 days ago by Judith Meyers
4.0 out of 5 stars great read
Very much enjoyed and very happy to add a new author to my favorite list!! Look forward to reading "looking for me" next!
Published 13 days ago by susan fratesi
5.0 out of 5 stars JUST WONDERFUL
It isn't easy to find a book that lifts you from beginning to end, but this was one. I couldn't put it down, cried through the last five chapters and felt so good inside when it... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Hollywood
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, moving story.
I LOVED this book! The characters came alive on the pages. A very realistic portrayal of the good and the not so good in most people. Read more
Published 15 days ago by wallysgma
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