Rating: 5.0
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 a crime happens, the Pecan Man (Eddie) is arrested and charged. 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.
Wow. I fell in love with so many characters. You know from the beginning that Eddie/The Pecan Man is in prison but you don't know the details behind it. I was early on the book, while Eddie was still free, that I knew Eddie was in jail as I loved him so much I didn't want that to happen. This book had my heart with so many of the characters. This novel has been described as To Kill a Mockingbird meets The Help.
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 a crime happens, the Pecan Man (Eddie) is arrested and charged. 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.
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