The Pecan Man is a work of Southern fiction whose first chapter was the First Place winner of the 2006 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition in the Unpublished Novel category. In the summer of 1976, recently widowed and childless, Ora Lee Beckworth hires a homeless old black man to mow her lawn. The neighborhood children call him the Pee-can Man; their mothers call them inside whenever he appears. When the police chief’s son is found stabbed to death near his camp, the man Ora knows as Eddie is arrested and charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, Ora sets out to tell the truth about the Pecan Man. In narrating her story, Ora discovers more truth about herself than she could ever have imagined.This novel has been described as To Kill a Mockingbird meets The Help.
The Pecan Man
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Author: Selleck, Cassie Dandridge
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 783324872040
Details:
Author: Selleck, Cassie Dandridge
Features:
- used book, novel
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 144
Release Date: 01-01-2012
Part Number: black & white illustrations
Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches Languages: English
EAN: 8601401275367
