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Hi Celeste! You've said The Secret to Hummingbird Cake is based on a true story. Are all the characters in the book real? Like Otis? Haha.

Celeste Fletcher McHale Hi Molly....yep...based on a true story. Most of the characters are real, and some characters are a few people I know all rolled into one. ;) But I'll…moreHi Molly....yep...based on a true story. Most of the characters are real, and some characters are a few people I know all rolled into one. ;) But I'll never tell! (less)

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Just finished your book and was wondering when you'll have another one ready? Yes, I cried during the last few chapter. And yes, I got aggravated, sometimes, with some of the main characters, but it really turned out o.k. Loved "The Secret to Hummingbird Cake!"

Celeste Fletcher McHale Hi, Gina. I'm glad it turned out okay for you! Hummingbird is base on a true story, so I wasn't able to "make" Carrigan (me) anything except who an wh…moreHi, Gina. I'm glad it turned out okay for you! Hummingbird is base on a true story, so I wasn't able to "make" Carrigan (me) anything except who an what she was. I became a different and better person after "Laine" passed away, but I didn't want to sugar coat the truth.

I will have a new book out in May of this year. The Sweet Smell of Magnolias & Memories. I hope you enjoy it!(less)

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Dear Erin from South Carolina

I've never felt the need to personally comment on a bad review before. We don't all like the same things and I understand that. But this one....wow....

First of all, Erin from South Carolina, let me apologize to you for the few hours of your life you will never get back while you were reading The Secret to Hummingbird Cake. I am monumentally sorry. After all, you could've spent that time, I don't k Read more of this blog post »

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“It wasn’t a person’s age that made death sad. It was the size of absence it caused in the ones left behind. My”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake

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“It wasn't a person's age that made death sad. It was the size of the absence it caused in the ones left behind.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake

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“Feed a stray dog when you get lonesome for me. Check on some of the older ladies in town that have no help when you get lonesome for me. Or better yet, go to church. I bet you haven't been twice since the funeral. I'm not in the casket, Carrigan, and I'm not at the cemetery..I never was. No, go live, and stop obsessing on this.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale

tags: death, friendship, lonesomeness

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What shall we read in May, 2022? Books published after 1990.

Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward

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The Secret to Hummingbird Cake, by Celeste Fletcher McHale

10 votes 16.4%

Bewilderness, by Karen Tucker

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All the Little Hopes: A Novel, by Leah Weiss

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The Secret Wisdom of the Earth, by Christopher Scotton

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Four Spirits, by Sena Jeter Naslund

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