Book Club Girl on Air Welcomes Beth Hoffman to Discuss Saving CeeCee Honeycutt!

I'm thrilled to announce that on Wednesday, December 8th, I will welcome Beth Hoffman, author of the New York Times bestseller, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, to Book Club Girl on Air! Saving CeeCee Honeycutt has been charming readers since it was first published earlier this year and the paperback edition is just on sale.

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 Queen. But when Camille is hit by a truck and killed, CeeCee is left to fend for herself. To the rescue comes her previously unknown great-aunt, Tootie Caldwell.

In her vintage Packard convertible, Tootie whisks CeeCee away to Savannah's perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity, a world that seems to be run entirely by women. From the exotic Miz Thelma Rae Goodpepper, who bathes in her backyard bathtub and uses garden slugs as her secret weapons, to Tootie's all-knowing housekeeper, Oletta Jones, to Violene Hobbs, who entertains a local police officer in her canary-yellow peignoir, the women of Gaston Street keep CeeCee entertained and enthralled for an entire summer.

Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching, Beth Hoffman's sparkling debut is, as Kristin Hannah says, "packed full of Southern charm, strong women, wacky humor, and good old-fashioned heart." It is a novel that explores the indomitable strengths of female friendship and gives us the story of a young girl who loses one mother and finds many others.

Read an excerpt of Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt, check out the reading group guide and set a reminder for the show here. And, I have 10 copies of the paperback to give away to the first 10 people who comment that they'd like to participate in the show on December 8th at 7 pm ET, hope you're one of them!

Comments

[Jessica]

Ooh, I've been wanting to read this forever! Thanks! (also, thanks for posting the giveaway when it's easier for west coast people to see soon!! =)

[Melissa C.]

I would love to participate! Thanks so much! I love hearing the authors speak about their books on your Authors on Air series!

[Martha]

I would love to participate. I'm so excited about this book

[Melissa]

It sounds like a sweet story!

[Eva]

It does sound like a nice story.

[Lbour]

Sounds like a great book!

[Caroline]

I would love a copy!

[Jodi]

This sounds great, thanks!

[Dstam015]

Daughters would love this.

[buttmuffin]

my daughter alex and I would love this!!

[Debbie D]

I would love to read this book, if I am not to late. Thanks

[Stephanie C.]

i'd love to participate!

[Nutmeg237]

I would love to read this book, I might be too late...thank you for the opportunity .

[pearl]

What a delightful book.

[Carolina Gal's Literary Cafe]

I will buy myself a copy and join you... This book I have seen many people enjoying it. Thanks

[Book Club Girl]

LBour - your email wasn't linked to your comment, so I can't contact you. Can you email me your address to get the book? You can email me at bookclubgirl AT gmail DOT com. Thanks!

[Book Club Girl]

DStam105 - your email wasn't linked to your comment, so I can't contact you. Can you email me your address to get the book? You can email me at bookclubgirl AT gmail DOT com. Thanks!

[Book Club Girl]

Nutmeg - you too! I need your email address to contact you. Or, send me your snail mail address at bookclubgirl AT gmail DOT com.

[Darby Lohrding]

Book Club Girl, If the above three do not contact you, I would gladly accept one of their copies and join in the chat on Dec 8th!
Thanks so much!
Darby
darbyscloset at yahoo dot com

[Esme]

I just did a review on this book-do you mind if I link in the show?

Thanks