Description
Letters from home lift John Caldwell's spirits during his tour of duty in Iraq. Phoebe Honeycutt, otherwise known as Aunt Bee to all the kids in the neighborhood, fills an empty place in his life through her letters and cookie care packages after the death of his grandmother. But what John doesn't realize is that Phoebe isn't the doddering old lady he believes her to be. And when they come face to face at last, her delicious cookies aren't the only things he wants to sample.
4 STARS
This was a charming, feel-good story but also with some challenges that you need in a story.
It's also set in a nosy well meaning community that adores Phoebe. And why not? She is there for so many people even in the midst of her own hurts. Tommy is a little boy who has totally captured Phoebe (Bee's) heart and will play a big part in the story. Her Aunt Sophie is one colorful, unusual person who keeps things stirred in humorous but caring ways.
John has his own hurts and dreams that have been "killed" but his correspondence with Aunt Bee is filling a lot of his void. The misunderstanding about who Aunt Bee really was leads to some smiles, after the initial sock. John was a bit stuck in his past hurt over a woman, but he doesn't see this at first.
There is plenty of emotion to go around with a surprise twist or two towards the end. I did have a suspicion about a secret about 65% of the way through the story. I not only wondered if I was right but also how would it come out, if I was?
It has a good ending with a even better Epilogue.
"I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
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