Beth Hoffman writes with so much warmth and wisdom and Jenna Lamia narrated it so well I had to look her up on the internet to see how old she really is. I couldn't believe the same person was doing all those voices, and doing them so well. I almost didn't buy this book because I thought it was going to be too sad. I'm so glad that I did get it because now it's one of my favorites. I'm going to listen to it again and just write down all the wise sayings she comes up with. Loved this book.

It was a heartwarming story - beautifully written and masterfully read!

A Redbird Christmas or Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg. Southern charm, sweet story without being sticky-sweet, woman power, nurturing, inviting, funny. The characters are people you want to be friends with, or people you look up to, or both.

The women who love CeeCee, watching from the window, to see if her friend shows up.

I laughed and cried. I didn't want it to end.

The performance was absolutely perfect! The voice and accents given to each of the characters - amazing. True talent!

I enjoyed this book so much....what a fantastic job the narrators did...I just cant say enough about this book...I laughed out loud so many times while driving down the road.....such a good story....well performed....and it needs to be a movie....Ill listen to this again for sure.....

Although the story begins a little sad and desperate for poor Ceecee, the future looks bright and her dreams will be realised. I love southern women and their hospitality, plus their warm,generous hearts. I true delight to read and listen too.

Jenna Lamia is a terrific narrator. Period. So, she could read the phone book - using a different voice for each entry, and it would be easy to keep listening. I wish I could give her 10 stars.

The story is sweet, the characters are sweet, the moral is sweet. It's sweet. It's just not terribly compelling .. there are not many complexities to the story. You meet CeeCee Honeycut when she is 12 years old, and she recaps how much she has had to deal with, taking care of her mentally ill mother. That piece is heartbreaking and the most compelling.

When she goes to live with her great-aunt Tootie, life gets a lot better for CeeCee, and you basically watch her learn how to let go of the past. There is no major climax here - just a series of events, told through CeeCee's perspective, over the course of a summer. It's really not a bad story, however if I were to have read it in text, I imagine I might not have picked it back up for long periods of time in the process of reading it.

I actually chose this book because of how much I enjoyed listening to Jenna Lamia as Skeeter in "The Help". That was a mistake! The plot was boring, and Jenna couldn't redeem it.

Tootie and Cee Cee are awesome ! Aunt Tootie is a kick and I loved her accent. Cee Cee is picking up the pieces and doing a great job of it. Felt sorry for her a bit, but she bounces back and lives a great life.

Love the narrator, Jenna Lamia ...... and the southern accents!!

Thumbs up!!!

Yes, I highly recommend it.
A wonderful, feel-good story about a 12 year old girl who's had to care for a mentally ill mom for most of her life, and the second chance at life she gets when her Aunt Tootie whisks her away to Savannah to a warm world where people love her and help her to heal. Characters are masterfully drawn - memorable and eccentric in all the good ways. Reader Jenna Lamia is excellent with CeeCee's young voice as well as those of the elder Southern ladies and the Help." She slips you easily into CeeCee's world.Touching and funny.

I just love this book. One of my all-time favorites. Great story and great characters. The reader is fantastic and just brings all the characters to life.

Most definitely! Being a Southern gal I can relate to most of the story line. It had me in stitches one moment and almost in tears the next!

I adored Aunt Tuti and Oletta!

No, this is my first.

Oletta. I just adored her in this story.