The Pecan Man, Cassie Dandridge Selleck
The Pecan Man, Cassie Dandridge Selleck
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The Pecan Man

Author: Cassie Dandridge Selleck

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2014

Synopsis

The Pecan Man is a beautiful 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fiction whose first chapter was the first-place winner of the 2006 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition in the unpublished novel category.In the summer of 1976, recently widowed and childless, Ora Lee Beckworth hires a homeless old black man to mow her lawn.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 about herself than she could ever have imagined. This novel has been described as To Kill a Mockingbird meets The Help.

About Cassie Dandridge Selleck

Cassie Dandridge Selleck is the author of several works of Southern fiction, including The Pecan Man and What Matters in Mayhew. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College and has lived her entire life in the South, from which she draws much inspiration.

About Suzanne Toren

Suzanne Toren, award-winning narrator, has over thirty years of experience in narration. She was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She has won the American Foundation for the Blind’s Scourby Award for Narrator of the Year, AudioFile magazine named her the 2009 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture, and she is the recipient of multiple Earphones Awards. She performs on and off Broadway and in regional theaters and has appeared on Law & Order and in various soap operas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela M is taking a break.

The tone, the feel, the moving story line, the characters, the writing make for a wonderful reading experience. It’s a short book, reflecting on the racism that existed in a small Florida town in the 1970’s, although it felt like an earlier time. It’s about doing the right thing even if it means hol......more

Goodreads review by Canadian Jen

It's the 70's. A crime happens to a young black child. A white has committed the crime but a black takes the fall. Lies and truths start to blend. But really this is more about Ora Lee Beckworth, a southern charming widower who knows the truth and it's through her eyes we relive her experience. She's......more

Goodreads review by Tina

A fabulous story! I listened to this one as an Audio and the narrator was fantastic! If you like stories about the South I suggest you listen to this little gem! Thanks to a suggestion from a fellow "Book Club Girls" member I gave this book a try. I'm so happy to hear that there is a second book that......more

Quotes

“Selleck’s southern voice is reminiscent of [Donna] Tartt’s distinct tone, but you can relish The Pecan Man in an afternoon…You won’t be able to put this one down.” BookRiot

“Will astound you…[A] touching story.” Mattoon (Illinois) Journal Gazette & Times-Courier

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