Häftad, Engelska, 2014
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2012
141 kr
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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. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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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.
- E-bokEngelska, 2010
191 kr
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Read Beth Hoffman''s blogs and other content on the Penguin Community.
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 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.
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- E-bokEngelska, 2013
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A Southern novel of family and antiques from the bestselling author of the beloved Saving CeeCee HoneycuttBeth Hoffman’s bestselling debut, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, won admirers and acclaim with its heartwarming story and cast of unforgettable characters. Now her unique flair for evocative settings and richly drawn Southern personalities shines in her compelling new novel, Looking for Me.Teddi Overman found her life’s passion for furniture in a broken-down chair left on the side of the road in rural Kentucky. She learns to turn other people’s castoffs into beautifully restored antiques, and eventually finds a way to open her own shop in Charleston. There, Teddi builds a life for herself as unexpected and quirky as the customers who visit her shop. Though Teddi is surrounded by remarkable friends and finds love in the most surprising way, nothing can alleviate the haunting uncertainty she’s felt in the years since her brother Josh’s mysterious disappearance. When signs emerge that Josh might still be alive, Teddi is drawn home to Kentucky. It’s a journey that could help her come to terms with her shattered family—and to find herself at last. But first she must decide what to let go of and what to keep.Looking for Me brilliantly melds together themes of family, hope, loss, and a mature once-in-a-lifetime kind of love. The result is a tremendously moving story that is destined to make bestselling author Beth Hoffman a novelist to whom readers will return again and again as they have with Adriana Trigiani, Fannie Flagg, and Joshilyn Jackson. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
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Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful career as a journalist and professor, a comfortable home inSan Francisco, and plenty of close friends and family. Yet in her late 40s, she and her husband decided to leave the big cityand move to his family ranch in Iowa—all for the dream of becoming a farmer, to put into practice everything she hadlearned over decades of reporting on food and agriculture. There was just one problem: money.Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019. Between rising land costs, ever-more expensiveequipment, the growing uncertainty of the climate, and few options for health care, farming today is a risky business. Formany, simply staying afloat is a constant struggle.Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth’s eyes as a beginning farmer. She must contend with her father-in-law,who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. Growing oats is good for the environment but ends up being very badfor the wallet. And finding somewhere, in the midst of COVID-19, to slaughter grass-finished beef is a nightmare. Thecouple also must balance the books, hoping that farming isn’t a romantic fantasy that takes every cent of their savings.Even with a decent nest egg and access to land, making ends meet at times seems impossible. And Beth knows full well that she is among the privileged. If Beth can’t make it, how can farmers who confront racism, lack access to land, or don’thave other jobs to fall back on? Bet the Farm is a first-hand account of the perils of farming today and a personalexploration of more just and sustainable ways of producing food. - Häftad, Engelska, 2025
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Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful career as a journalist and professor, a comfortable home inSan Francisco, and plenty of close friends and family. Yet in her late 40s, she and her husband decided to leave the big cityand move to his family ranch in Iowa—all for the dream of becoming a farmer, to put into practice everything she hadlearned over decades of reporting on food and agriculture. There was just one problem: money.Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019. Between rising land costs, ever-more expensiveequipment, the growing uncertainty of the climate, and few options for health care, farming today is a risky business. Formany, simply staying afloat is a constant struggle.Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth’s eyes as a beginning farmer. She must contend with her father-in-law,who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. Growing oats is good for the environment but ends up being very badfor the wallet. And finding somewhere, in the midst of COVID-19, to slaughter grass-finished beef is a nightmare. Thecouple also must balance the books, hoping that farming isn’t a romantic fantasy that takes every cent of their savings.Even with a decent nest egg and access to land, making ends meet at times seems impossible. And Beth knows full wellthat she is among the privileged. If Beth can’t make it, how can farmers who confront racism, lack access to land, or don’thave other jobs to fall back on? Bet the Farm is a first-hand account of the perils of farming today and a personalexploration of more just and sustainable ways of producing food. - Del 1285 - KIWI
Die Frauen von Savannah
Häftad, Tyska, 2012138 kr
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- E-bokTyska, 2012
170 kr
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Eine Hymne auf die Freundschaft; ein Roman, der das Herz erwärmtEin sommerfrischer Südstaaten-Roman aus den USA: Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter wird die zwölfjährige CeeCee Honeycutt von ihrer Großtante Tootie aufgenommen, die in Savannah, Georgia, ein wunderschönes Südstaatenhaus mit riesigem Garten bewohnt. Umsorgt von drei warmherzigen Frauen kann CeeCee ihre schwierige Kindheit in Ohio hinter sich lassen und blüht auf. Ohio 1967: Die zwölfjährige CeeCee hat es nicht leicht. Ihre Mutter lebt in Gedanken im Jahr 1951, als sie Zwiebelkönigin von Vidalia und glücklich war. Manchmal läuft sie tagsüber im Ballkleid durch die Straßen und wirft Vorüberfahrenden Kusshändchen zu. Als die Mutter eines Tages von einem Eiswagen erfasst wird und stirbt, schickt der völlig überforderte Vater CeeCee zu Tante Tootie nach Savannah, die sie mit offenen Armen aufnimmt.Dort, im liebevoll dekorierten Südstaatenhaus mit üppig duftendem Garten, blüht CeeCee allmählich auf. Zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben wird sie behütet. Neben ihrer Großtante kümmert sich die schwarze Köchin Oletta um sie und verwöhnt sie mit Zuckerpfirsichen, Zimtschnecken und Holundersaft. Als es zu einem rassistischen Überfall kommt, ist CeeCees neues Glück auf einmal in Gefahr. Doch die Frauen halten zusammen...Die Frauen von Savannah ist ein herzergreifender Roman, der das Leben feiert und von der Kraft der Freundschaft erzählt.
