Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

CeeCee has spent a majority of her childhood caring for and worrying about her mother, who suffers from mental illness. In 1967, when she's twelve, she is whisked off to live with her great aunt Tootie after her mother is killed by an ice cream truck. Aunt Tootie lives in Savannah, Georgia, far from CeeCee's home in Ohio. In Savannah, CeeCee is immersed in Tootie's wealthy, colorful world of women--her neighbors, friends, and especially Tootie's maid, Oletta, who becomes a great friend and comfort to CeeCee. Despite her new surroundings, CeeCee's thoughts often turn to her mother. Will CeeCee be able to start anew in Savannah and be happy? While I enjoyed the setting and characters, I was expecting a deeper, more involved story because of all the advanced praise for the book. Very light and slight Southern fiction...