Oh my goodness. This book touched me in way that To Kill A Mockingbird has so many times. I absolutely loved this story, and it felt like I was sitting on the porch with Ms.Ora drinking sweet tea while listening to her story. My heart breaks for little Gracie, and I want nothing more than to give her and Eddie a warm hug. This was such a beautifully difficult story that had me crying and laughing aloud while I read it. I highly recommend this book, especially if you like southern fiction and all of the sweet charms southern fiction brings. Looking back Ora, now in her 80s, decides to set the record straight on what happened back in the summer of 1976...In 1976, widowed and childless Floridian Ora Lee Beckworth hires a homeless black man, named Eddie, to mow her grass and tinker in her garden - which causes an upheaval both in the community and with her friend and maid, Blanche. Eddie, nicknamed the Pecan Man, lives in a wooded area off of downtown and is not trusted by the white Floridian ladies in her small town. But Ora sees something in Eddie and still does, even when he's charged with killing the police chief's son. Ora also finds out a lot about her own character...
What do You think about The Pecan Man (2000)?
It was quick, easy read. Nothing particularly unique.
—Moriah
a bit of suspense mixed with southern attitude
—Laila
