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Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Audio Cassette (Unabridged multitrac), Audio Cassette (Abridged), Hardcover
Book Description:
The neon sign had seemed appropriate when the Honk and Holler Opening Soon was being built. But twelve years later, the once-busy highway outside Sequoyah, Oklahoma, is little traveled, and "opening soon" is a tired joke. Today the sign is as battered and beaten as the cafe and its owner, Caney Paxton, A Vietnam War veteran who hasn't ventured outside since its opening.
The characters who drift in and out of the Honk don't change much: Molly O, a four-times married earth mother who recognizes a wounded spirit when she meets one; Life Halstead, a widower who eats three meals a day in the cafe so he can be near Molly O; Hooks Red Eagle, Soldier Starr, and Quinton Roach, Cherokee veterans of World War II; and Bilbo and Peg Porter -- Bilbo steadily puffing his smokes while Peg struggles for breath through her oxygen mask.
With Christmas only days away, their lives are to be forever changed with the arrival of Vena Takes Horse, a Crow woman on a quest and Bui Khanh, a Vietnamese refugee looking for home.
The characters who drift in and out of the Honk don't change much: Molly O, a four-times married earth mother who recognizes a wounded spirit when she meets one; Life Halstead, a widower who eats three meals a day in the cafe so he can be near Molly O; Hooks Red Eagle, Soldier Starr, and Quinton Roach, Cherokee veterans of World War II; and Bilbo and Peg Porter -- Bilbo steadily puffing his smokes while Peg struggles for breath through her oxygen mask.
With Christmas only days away, their lives are to be forever changed with the arrival of Vena Takes Horse, a Crow woman on a quest and Bui Khanh, a Vietnamese refugee looking for home.
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I might've liked this one even better than Where The Heart Is. Letts' characters are just delicious, quirky and vibrant. The story is vivid...easy to go there in your mind. Hope to see this one made into a movie as well.
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This is a feel good book, a quick read and the characters are delightful. I enjoyed it very much. A nice book that causes both chuckles and tears in the heartland of America.
I can't say enough about Billie Letts' books. They are heartwarming, with real people and real towns. Makes you laugh, smile, cry.
GREAT BOOK. I could not put this book down for nothing. I read this book in about 3 1/2 days.
Started a little slow, but then I couldn't put it down. Another winner from Billie Letts
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