Secret to Hummingbird Cake

Friends since kindergarten, Carrigan, Ella Rae, and Laine thought they'd been through everything together. But when cancer threatens to rip the trio apart, their world spins in a way they've never known before. Through it all, will they discover the secret to the divine taste of hummingbird cakeand to friendships that never end?In the South you always say ';yes, ma'am' and ';no, ma'am.' You know everybody's business. Football is a lifestyle not a pastime. Foodespecially dessertis almost a religious experience. And you protect your friends as fiercely as you protect your familyeven if the threat is something you cannot see.In this Southern novel brimming with wit and authenticity, Laine, Carrigan, Ella Rae first met on the playground when they were five years old. Now, as adults, they're still almost inseparable as they handle the outrageous curveballs that life sometimes throwsfrom devastating pain to absolute joy.As the three friends navigate everything from a devastating medical diagnosis to the rocky path of marriage, their bond is tested. Through it all, you'll experience the essence and the joy of true friendship. And if you're lucky, you just may discover the secret to hummingbird cake along the way.Women's fiction, focused on friendship, and set in the SouthFull length, stand-alone novelIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

Friends since kindergarten, Carrigan, Ella Rae, and Laine thought they'd been through everything together. But when cancer threatens to rip the trio apart, their world spins in a way they've never known before. Through it all, will they discover the secret to the divine taste of hummingbird cakeand to friendships that never end?In the South you always say ';yes, ma'am' and ';no, ma'am.' You know everybody's business. Football is a lifestyle not a pastime. Foodespecially dessertis almost a religious experience. And you protect your friends as fiercely as you protect your familyeven if the threat is something you cannot see.In this Southern novel brimming with wit and authenticity, Laine, Carrigan, Ella Rae first met on the playground when they were five years old. Now, as adults, they're still almost inseparable as they handle the outrageous curveballs that life sometimes throwsfrom devastating pain to absolute joy.As the three friends navigate everything from a devastating medical diagnosis to the rocky path of marriage, their bond is tested. Through it all, you'll experience the essence and the joy of true friendship. And if you're lucky, you just may discover the secret to hummingbird cake along the way.Women's fiction, focused on friendship, and set in the SouthFull length, stand-alone novelIncludes discussion questions for book clubs