The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

by Celeste Fletcher McHale

Isn’t that the job description for a best friend—hide the bodies and encourage the bliss?

It wasn’t a person’s age that made death sad. It was the size of absence it caused in the ones left behind.

That’s the bad thing about grieving anyone or anything. You have to go through it, not around it.”