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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

by Beth Hoffman (Goodreads Author)

3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 · rating details · 35,009 ratings · 5,667 reviews

Steel Magnolias meets The Help in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom

Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town-a woman trapped in her long-ago moment of glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Quee...more

Hardcover, 306 pages

Published January 12th 2010 by Penguin (first published 2010)

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Nov 02, 2011 Jeanette rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: all-fiction, domestic-and-relationship-fiction

This book would be perfect for twelve-year-old girls, but it's just too precious for grown-up readers. Had it been published and promoted as a book for youngsters, I would have rated it higher and reviewed it more gently. But it was marketed as an adult book, so I'll rate and review it as such.

The writing, plot, and characters aren't all that bad for light fiction. I was able to finish it without hating it, which is increasingly rare for me with fluff novels. THE PROBLEM: There were a lot of op...more

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Sep 18, 2011 Karla rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: friendship, southern-writting, tear-jerkers, mourning, 2010, favorites

I adore this style of writing, dripping with deep southern charm set in the summer of 1967 Savannah, Georgia. What a sparkling gem of a debut for Hoffman. I'm gonna have to compare this book a little because of the age of the main character to Secret Life of Bee's with a 12 year old girl named CeeCee living in Ohio, with her tender heart in shambles after the passing of her mentally-ill mother and having an absent father with no parenting skills. This event changes her life as she moves to live...more

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Aug 21, 2010 Cara rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of southern lit

Recommended to Cara by: Valerie

Shelves: 2010, historical-fiction

"The afternoon sun sent fireworks of light sparkling off the hood ornament- a miniature silver angel with open wings and her arms stretched out in front of her, palms forward, as if she were ready to push aside anything that dared get in her way."

First off I want that hood ornament! Sadly they don't put them on cars anymore. *sigh* This quote really jumped out at me because it describes the story as a whole. Ceecee will be protected by the brave, fierce, and beautiful women of Savannah, and t...more "The afternoon sun sent fireworks of light sparkling off the hood ornament- a miniature silver angel with open wings and her arms stretched out in front of her, palms forward, as if she were ready to push aside anything that dared get in her way."

First off I want that hood ornament! Sadly they don't put them on cars anymore. *sigh* This quote really jumped out at me because it describes the story as a whole. Ceecee will be protected by the brave, fierce, and beautiful women of Savannah, and they will fight tooth and nail for this girl, just like the angel.

Poor Ceecee has had a hard time to say the least. Her crazy mother gets killed. In a way it proves to be a good fortune for her, but just like any other girl she is devasted. Though her mother did more harm then good and many a time she wanted her gone, deep down she knows she always hoped that her mom would someday be a normal mother. Her father is basically out of the picture, and just avoids the whole situation as much as possible. He does do one good thing for her; he decides that Ceecee will go to Savannah with her great-aunt Tootie. That one decesion will change Ceecee Honeycutt's life forever.

The southern charm always gets to me. Right off the bat I love books with this kind of setting. The story is not only set in the south but in the 1960's. I'm glad the author didn't try to shove down our thoarts the Civil Right movement, but she does give us clear displays that this in fact is happening. It's not the central idea to the novel but is part of the telling how Ceecee comes to see the world through different eyes. The whole cast of women were great. Starting with Oletta all the way to even Viola. It's actually hard to believe there could be so many generous people, but I do want to believe.

The only reason why I didn't give it the whole five stars was because it seemed just a tad too perfect. Other than that the story is lovely and makes you smile to see that people could care so much about one girl. One person after all can make a huge difference. (less)

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Oct 12, 2009 Candy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I cried real tears at parts of this lovely story of young CeeCee Honeycutt, a little girl who suffers unimaginable loss at the hands of a mentally ill mother and unsympathetic father. But like the spider web-trapped hummingbird rescued in Chapt. 27 by pulling "the stickiest strings free of the bird's delicate wings," a community of concerned women carries out a similar attempt for CeeCee. In both cases, a wounded creature is allowed to enjoy the life it should. I loved this book that climbs from...more

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Mar 16, 2012 Lisa Kay rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-in-2012-group-challenge, amazing-secondary-characters, setting-usa-ohio, setting-usa-georgia, theme-coming-of-age, m-library-sj-audio-oda, genre-grief, genre-humor, genre-fiction, reviewed-by-me, xyzcover-hummingbird, authors-b, authors-h

★★★★☆ (This is a review of the audiobook.) This was charmingly narrated by Jenna Lamia who convincingly sounds not only like an intelligent, forlorn little 12 year-old girl, but the many moods of CeeCee herself – worry, happiness, embarrassment, guilt, wonder, revenge, fear, grief, sadness, humor, forgiveness, and delight. Ms. Lamia performs the various accents, Northern and Southern, female and male, with distention and authenticity. There are some wonderful, touching scenes in this coming-of-a...more

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Apr 04, 2010 Karen rated it 3 of 5 stars

A book very reminiscent of "The secret life of Bees", "Midnight in the garden of Good and Evil" and a book that at times is so predictable it feels like it has plagiarized the dozens of other books that involve southern charm, race relations, mother daughter relations and young women who rise above disadvantage and ultimately triumph. At times the book would take a turn and I would think "but hasn't this plot line been in so many other books?" Even the names of the characters are so predictable...more

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Feb 02, 2010 Kathleen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: great-book

Beth Hoffman wrote an incredible first novel. This book to my breath away and I could not put it down. Cee Cee Honeycomb is growing up with a very troubled mother and a father that ignores his entire family.
Cee Cee is on an emotional roller coaster. She does SURVIVE....

This book is full of Southern charm and I coould just see myself sitting with her on the porch and the beautiful gardens of Savannah.
Cee Cee meets and is taken care of by some wonderful people that I would love to call my friends...more

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May 10, 2010 Jess rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fiction

For some reason I was little hesitant to pick this book up. It's definitely not a book I would normally read, but it was one of my group's BOtM so I gave it a try. Despite my initial reluctance to try it, once I started reading I couldn't put it down.

CeeCee Honeycutt is a little girl who grew up in a house that was anything but normal. Her mother was constantly going through different moods, she had no friends to speak of, and her father was consistently leaving to go on business trips. When Cee...more

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Mar 25, 2010 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Southern lit

Shelves: goodreads-authors

I am often a fan of Southern literature because it is frequently filled with colorful, eccentric characters, beautiful descriptions, and improbable situations. At its best, it is also infused with humor. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt lives up to the traditions and expectations.

Cecelia Rose (CeeCee) lives in 1960's Ohio with her increasingly unstable mother, who was the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen, and an increasingly absent father. Her mother, transplanted to the North, was never able to thrive there and...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Noeleen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Sinead

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt is a heart-warming, tender, poignant and charming story, sprinkled with a whole lot of love. It includes both very sad and very funny moments. Set in Georgia, it is a Southern tale full of quirky, eccentric, most lovable, resilient female characters. One of the aspects I enjoyed most was the fabulous names of the characters. In addition, I adored the descriptions of Savannah. I could almost imagine the beautiful houses, the characters, the town itself. I could almost tast...more

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May 04, 2013 Christine rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult

I read this a few weeks ago and somehow my review was lost. And now, sadly, I have to think about this book again. This is a terrible book. The story is about a girl whose mother goes crazy and dies and her father has no interest in parenting her. So she goes to live in a southern paradise whith her great aunt, her black maid and an assorted cast of characters. But they love their colored help. Heck, they even invite them to their garden parties and give them TVs. And not only are they invited,...more

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Jun 20, 2010 Valerie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction, realistic-fiction

Another Debut novel that I enjoyed immensely. And it's based in the South again -1960s. As a whole, the story isn't as funny as I had first presumed it would be but that didn't take away from the story and there are some clearly funny parts. The beginning is mostly Cecilia with her insane (literally) mother but once her mother dies, Ceecee is in Savannah with her great aunt. The plot is basically how she comes into her own getting past the hurt. It's very character driven, the character being Ce...more

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May 11, 2013 Franchesca rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I sometimes get ideas on what to read from the Ladies Home Journal reading nook, ( I don't like to admit to that since I'm still in my 20's) but anyhoo, I went to Barnes and Noble and picked up this book after reading the magazine's review..... I'm still reading it and am so far loving it.

I am speaking as someone that has lived with the stigma of living with a mentally ill mother and thinking as a child why she couldn't be normal like all other mothers, to growing up thinking that I will eventu...more

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Mar 12, 2010 Meg rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010, women-s-fiction

Beth Hoffman's Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, set in the 1960s, is Southern fiction at its best -- poignant, lush and enveloping like breakfast in a sunny nook. That's pretty much how I felt while reading this story: wrapped up in a comfortable world with colorful characters willing to share their secrets with me. CeeCee is a bright, introspective young woman who absorbs everything she sees and desperately hopes she'll find security with her aunt in Savannah. That's what she seems to crave, more than...more

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Feb 11, 2010 Gail rated it 5 of 5 stars

Cecelia Honeycutt's mother is the laughing stock of their small Ohio town, her antics causes Cece to retreat into herself and her books. Her mother is an unhappy woman, all but deserted by her husband, who is trapped in her long ago days as a beauty queen. Her mental illness deepens as she buys old prom dresses and parades around town in them. She is a figure of mirth and her daughter is mercilessly teased.

Then at the age of twelve, her mother is killed in a freakish accident, leaving CeCe with...more

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Nov 09, 2010 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5 stars.

This book started well and up until page 200 or so, I thought it would be one of my favourite books ever. That's saying something as I read a lot of books. I loved the part of the story about CeeCee's aunt Lucille and her best friend, and the purple sofa; and I loved what Miz Goodpepper said about her bird cage. I also liked Mrs Odell's description of the Life Book. Those were very memorable and almost magical scenes and I would have liked to have seen more of that type of originality...more 3.5 stars.

This book started well and up until page 200 or so, I thought it would be one of my favourite books ever. That's saying something as I read a lot of books. I loved the part of the story about CeeCee's aunt Lucille and her best friend, and the purple sofa; and I loved what Miz Goodpepper said about her bird cage. I also liked Mrs Odell's description of the Life Book. Those were very memorable and almost magical scenes and I would have liked to have seen more of that type of originality in the book.

As the story went on, I began to lose interest and found that I could quite easily have stopped reading it, it failed to keep my attention, which was a pity considering how great the first half was. It became more run of the mill, and that spark of imaginative thinking that had fuelled the first part of the book seemed to have fizzled out.

I really wanted to finish this book because it's had so many 5 star reviews, I was sure I was missing something.

The story 'Saving CeeCee Honeycutt' is about a twelve year old girl and told in first person narrative from her viewpoint. As far as I can remember it was never explained whether CeeCee was relating this story as a grown up or as a child, and it was hard to tell from the actual narrative itself. As a reader, I would have liked to have known that, it would have added a bit of depth and believability to the story.
We meet CeeCee shortly before her mother dies in a road accident. She is living in Ohio with her parents, although her father is hardly ever around. Her mother was suffering from some type of mental disorder, which again was never fully explained. When her mother dies, CeeCee ends up having to go and live with her great-aunt in Savannah. All of the action in the book takes place in CeeCee's summer break from school. The writing style is fluid and there are some nice descriptive paragraphs. One issue I had was that some of the characters were stereotypes: Oletta, the housemaid, in particular. Also, there was just too much death in the book. People were dying left, right and centre.

Some of the scenes seemed contrived, or didn't ring true, like the fight during the party towards the end of the book. I didn't think those two women would have made up so easily. It was all a bit too 'rose-coloured spectacles' in places for me. Maybe I'm just too old to be reading this sort of book? Maybe if I was 10-20 years younger and not so cynical I would have adored it.

There were some touching scenes and a few memorable quotes, especially in the first part of the book, which shows that this author is talented. I think she just need to find her own voice because, in parts, this book is too reminiscent of books that have gone before.

For a debut novel, this is very good. I think that the ideal market for the book would be the pre-teen or teenage/young adult readers.

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May 10, 2012 LemonLinda rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book tells the story of a young girl who largely due to the love and guidance of three wonderfully wise and charming women begins to recover and flourish after a lifelong burden of living with a severely mentally ill mother and a largely absent father. These ladies help to speed along the healing process as they enter Ceecee's life and together slide into the role of surrogate "moms".

After her mom's death, her father signs custody over to a spunky and vivacious great aunt. Wisked away from...more

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Mar 05, 2010 Dawn rated it 3 of 5 stars

I wanted to give this book 2 stars, but that felt a little unfair. There’s nothing wrong with the book per se, but it definitely didn’t live up to my expectations. The story is about CeeCee, a young girl from Ohio whose mother just died. CeeCee goes to live with an aunt in Savannah, Georgia where she meets several eccentric Southern ladies. The story itself was fine, but I didn’t find a lot of substance there. The characters were all interesting enough, but pretty one-dimensional, and the storyl...more

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Jun 12, 2010 Riley Carney rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt is a beautiful story about self-discovery, family, and the quirkiness of human nature. It is touching and wise with a laugh-out-loud sense of humor. CeeCee is a wonderful narrator with an engaging voice and her perspectives are simultaneously moving, fascinating, and funny as she observes her eccentric Southern neighbors. Beth Hoffman deftly weaves CeeCee's story as she copes with grief and growing up while learning what it means to have real family. The descriptions are...more

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Apr 10, 2011 Cassi aka Snow White Haggard rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books, read-in-2011

This book started out with an interesting premise. I love a mom who has gone crazy-train and thinks she's a beauty queen 24/7. But then it didn't go anywhere. Following her mother's death CeeCee moves to Savannah where apparently everyone is wonderful and everything perfect (Except Mrs. Hobbs who really isn't that bad. I didn't like Mrs. Goodpepper that much to be honest). It has a couple of false-starts where I think there will be action and plot starting but almost as soon as it's there they'v...more

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Mar 20, 2011 Deborah rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm probably the only person in the U.S. of A. who didn't like this book. I just don't get what everyone sees in it. It was so sugary sweet I thought it was going to put me in a diabetic coma. And the characters were such steriotypes. Like the wise Oletta who says "Child, child, you've got a whole lot of healin' to do. But the Good Lord sent you to the right place. Ain't nobody walkin' this green earth got a bigger heart than Miz Tootie". Argh!! The author was constantly barraging the reader wit...more

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Mar 29, 2010 Jamaie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star-books, audio

I'm about to say something startling, not to say that is out of the norm for me. This book was better than "The Help". There it is and yes, you read that correctly, so you don't need to check it again...LOL. I would seriously listen to this one on audio CD, though....excellently done! I have to be honest and say this book was a bit reminicent of 'The Help' in some ways...but I'm not willing to share what those things are, you would have to read it. I currently live in Savannah, GA...which is whe...more

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Dec 31, 2010 Sarah rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It wasn't the worst book I've ever read, but it was pretty flat, and I was disappointed after all the good reviews I read about it. And I had a lot of issues with the book that stopped me from really enjoying it:

The characters were pretty flat and stereotypical. The benevolent old Southern white society lady who saves her little grand-niece. Her grumpy-but-oh-so-loveable black maid. The smart but troubled young girl. The crazy mother. I was very aware that these were characters, made up by some...more It wasn't the worst book I've ever read, but it was pretty flat, and I was disappointed after all the good reviews I read about it. And I had a lot of issues with the book that stopped me from really enjoying it:

The characters were pretty flat and stereotypical. The benevolent old Southern white society lady who saves her little grand-niece. Her grumpy-but-oh-so-loveable black maid. The smart but troubled young girl. The crazy mother. I was very aware that these were characters, made up by some author. I particularly had issues with the crazy mom. The author clearly tried to give her some depth, but the character just felt so overdone. I tend to be really critical of "Mentally Ill Mother" characters because 1) they're a commonly used plot device, and they have to be really well-written to pull it off, and 2) my mother struggled with alcoholism and depression when I was growing up, so I generally either really relate to the stories or it just seems phony to me. In this story, it seemed contrived. I don't know - maybe the author really had experiences like CeeCee's, and maybe some people with mama-issues related to this story, but I sure didn't.

There wasn't really any conflict in this story. I guess the conflict was supposed to have been CeeCee coming to terms with the loss of her mother, which I found utterly un-compelling, or the issues related to Oletta and her friends killing a white man, which was neatly wrapped up in a page. But honestly, it was 300 pages of CeeCee living the charmed life in her big rich Southern house with her big rich Southern aunt. Gee, how interesting.

And then there was this little gem: "Northerners have no idea what real living means, and they don't know a damn thing about etiquette or hospitality." Oh, whatever. This book romanticizes the South to a ridiculous degree. Maybe it’s just my Minnesota pride talking, but it really grated on my nerves – and I’m not against Southern charm in novels by any means. But I don’t think moving to the South solves everyone’s problems, and the idea that being in the North caused her mother’s illness and CeeCee’s unhappiness is simplistic and ludicrous. And it alienated me, as a reader, and made me get all defensive.

The writing was all right, but it was very deliberate - nothing about this book seemed effortless to me, it all seemed planned and made up. I think in a really good book, it almost seems that the author is channeling the story and the characters instead of making them up - that was not the case with Saving CeeCee Honeycutt.

For better, Southern folksy charm books with real substance I would recommend Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, The Secret Life of Bees, The Help, To Kill a Mockingbird, Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood, or Where The Heart Is. This book wasn't an utter waste of time, it was a simple and pretty quick read, but there are plenty of similar, better books out there.(less)

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Jun 24, 2010 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

When I first began reading, I thought "Hooray! I've found a 5 star book." I felt that way for the first half of the book. I loved the narrator, 12 year old Cee Cee, and I loved the details and descriptions of her crazy mother, even though they were at times quite sad. I also loved the descriptions of Savannah, Aunt Tootie, and Oletta. Things started going downhill when the conflict at Tybee beach was quickly and neatly wrapped up in a page! This really could have added depth to the story; instea...more

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May 26, 2010 Jess Michaelangelo rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit, favorites, fiction

CeeCee Honeycutt has easily become my favorite book of the summer, thus far. It is packed full of my favorite things--a charming southern atmosphere, a coming-of-age narrator, strong female characters, sweet summertime, hilarious and eccentric adventures, and wisdom for all ages.

I wish my words could do this book the justice it more than deserves. However, my few meager words here will have to suffice. This book is a prime example of southern fiction and goes to show just why I love it so much-...more

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Feb 14, 2012 MissSusie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, re-read, audio, favorites

CeeCee Honeycutt has had a tough life in her 12 years she had a father who travels alot and leaves her home alone with her mentally ill mother. Her mother doesn't beat her or anything however she thinks she's back in 1951 when she was the Vidalia Onion Queen she parades around town in prom dresses and her tiara and can't be pulled back into the present no matter how hard CeeCee tries.
As events unfold CeeCee ends up living with her Great Aunt Tootie in Savannah, which is where she begins to heal...more

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Feb 21, 2010 Cindy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-read, favorites

This is just a fantastic and delightful book! It is definitely going right on my list of favorites! I'm ranking it right up there with "The Help" and will even go so far as to say I liked it better!
This book transported me to the world of CeeCee. I could feel her pain, her confusion, and then I could feel her happiness! I was introduced to Savannah, a Savannah I would truly love to visit. I fell in love with Mrs. Odell, Aunt Tootie, Oletta, and the entire cast of eccentric characters the author...more This is just a fantastic and delightful book! It is definitely going right on my list of favorites! I'm ranking it right up there with "The Help" and will even go so far as to say I liked it better!
This book transported me to the world of CeeCee. I could feel her pain, her confusion, and then I could feel her happiness! I was introduced to Savannah, a Savannah I would truly love to visit. I fell in love with Mrs. Odell, Aunt Tootie, Oletta, and the entire cast of eccentric characters the author introduces us to. This book was a joy to read, and I hated to turn the last page. I classify this book as Southern storytelling at its very best!

Here are some quotes I found to share with you about this book:

“This wonderfully delightful novel absolutely grabbed me. The author, Beth Hoffman, has this smooth prose that captures the idiosyncrasies and nuances of southern life and style. The cast of characters is vivid in personality, feminine intelligence, and southern charm. Hoffman also manages to convey a hard core of strength and determination beneath her sweetly loving and exuberant female characters. This seemingly simple story of a newly motherless girl taken in by her great aunt is truly superb. It is both laugh out loud, and cry in the dark, a multi-dimensional story wrapped in the façade of a light and easy read. This is one of those books that you put down, and then pick right back up because you must find someone else to read it and enjoy it with you.”
—Heather Christman, Warwick’s, La Jolla, CA

“A tender and touching debut. Charming, disarming, sweet as the scent of magnolias on a Southern summer night, SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT is a true delight.”
—Mary Kay Andrews, bestselling author of Deep Dish and The Fixer-Upper

“SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT is an absolutely delightful debut novel packed full of Southern charm, strong women, wacky humor, and good old-fashioned heart. From the moment you first step into young CeeCee’s unique world, you’ll never want to leave.”
—Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of True Colors and Winter Garden

“I’d save CeeCee if she asked me! I love this bright, funny, spunky girl, the zany women in her life, and the way they enclose CeeCee in a circle of warmth and friendship that heals all hurts. SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT is a joy to read.”
—Sandra Dallas, bestselling author of Prayers For Sale

“SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT is a confection so delightful readers will not be able to put it down. Beautifully written, brimming with decency and humor, and sparkling with a cast of women who are by turns wise, generous, and deliciously eccentric, this book is a joy to read. Beth Hoffman has written a debut novel to be savored.”
—Connie May Fowler, award-winning author of The Problem with Murmur Lee and Before Women had Wings

Yes, if you don't have this book yet....go and get it....NOW!!
You are in for a real treat!
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Jun 17, 2010 Bobbi rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

I was surprised that I did not like this book since it's had such good reviews. As you may know, it's the story of 12 year old Ceecee Honeycutt from Ohio who has been dealing with her mentally ill mother for years. Her father is mostly absent from their lives. After her mother's death, a wealthy great aunt takes her to live in Savannah where Ceecee meets lots of her aunt's friends most of them slightly eccentric.

Hoffman's characters are either very very good or very very bad. Her characters seem...more

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Feb 18, 2010 Leslie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: southern-fiction, favorites, adult-fiction

Beth Hoffman's Saving CeeCee Honeycutt is a funny, warm and wonderful little southern novel. You'll love the quirky characters, southern charm and dramatic living. Color, as well as the surroundings, play a large role in CeeCee's story and affect her life.

Twelve-year-old Cecelia Rose Honeycutt has been living with her mother, the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen. Mrs. Honeycutt loves to wear prom dresses, a tiara, smeared lipstick and red high-heeled satin shoes. Tragedy strikes and CeeCee is suddenly l...more

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Feb 22, 2010 Kathy rated it 5 of 5 stars

I first heard of this book via Twitter. After reading a few reviews I knew this book was one I definitely had to read! Amazon compared it to “Steel Magnolias meets The Help!” That comment sold me as well. The author, Beth Hoffman, shares a CeeCee Honeycutt’s young life story with us and it’s one you won’t easily forget! You will laugh, cry, and be awestruck by what CeeCee has to endure as young girl of twelve.
CeeCee is caring for her mother, Camille, who is mentally unstable and the laughing st...more

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“That's what friends should do. cherish the good and pretend not to notice the harmless rest.” — 99 people liked it

“It's how we survive the hurt in life that brings us strength and gives us beauty.” — 70 people liked it

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