Cassie Dandridge Selleck's The Pecan Man

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The Pecan Man was written by Cassie Dandridge Selleck first published January 1, 2012. It is a work in the genre of Southern fiction. The title of the book is The Pecan Man. I think that the title of the book fits the story because the story tells us about Eldered Mims nicknamed the pecan man. The cover of the book shows us the house of Mrs. Beckworth where most of the action takes place.
Ora Lee Beckworth is the narrator of this story that takes place over 25 years of her life. Her husband died and they didn't have children. She was lost in the webs of her lie. All Ora's life went upside down and new people became the closest to her. She always wanted to do things right but she cannot do it without using a web of lies.
Eldred "The Pecan Man" Mims was a homeless black man. He suffered needlessly because he was innocent, yet was charged and convicted of the murder of Skipper.
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Ora’s maid. This woman suffered a lot and her destiny was not good to her. Her little daughter was raped and her son died in a car accident. Marcus Lowery was the eldest son of Blanche. He loved his family the most and wanted to keep them safe and happy. Marcus killed the boy who raped his little sister and was killed in a car accident the next day. Grace Lowery was the youngest daughter of Blanche. She was raped in childhood and was addicted to drugs and had 2 children by the age of 17. Patrice Lowery was the oldest daughter of Blanche. She used to care for her sisters and helped her mother and Mrs Beckworth. She became a lawyer and was the most responsible of Blanche's kids. DeNita Lowery and ReNita Lowery were the twin daughters of

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