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  • Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies

  • A Novel
  • By: Vicky Zimmerman
  • Narrated by: Beth Chalmers
  • Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (84 ratings)

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Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies

By: Vicky Zimmerman
Narrated by: Beth Chalmers
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Publisher's summary

When her life falls apart on the eve of her 40th birthday, Kate Parker finds herself volunteering at the Lauderdale House for Exceptional Ladies. There she meets 97-year-old Cecily Finn. Cecily's tongue is as sharp as her mind, but she's fed up with pretty much everything. Having no patience with Kate's choices, Cecily prescribes her a self-help book with a difference.

Food for Thought, a charming 1950s cookbook high on enthusiasm, features menus for anything life can throw at the easily dismayed. So begins an unlikely friendship between two lonely and stubborn soul - one at the end of her life, one stuck in the middle - who both discover one big life lesson: no one should ever be ashamed to ask for more.

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Fun read

Great easy read for the beach or vacation. Fun and heartwarming that makes you laugh and cry.

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I liked that she had different recipes for different occasions.

I enjoyed the stories and that she had recipes for certain dishes, over and over again!

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Slow starter but stick with it

I almost stopped listening, but I’m glad I finished. I fell in love with the characters and loved even more that they were inspired by real people. A charming story that kept me busy on my commute!

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Lovely Story

This is now one of my favorite books…. Ever, such a wonderful story, has made me think about my own experiences

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Took A While

It took me a while to get into this story. The lead up to the heart of the story seemed to take forever and when it got there I understood why the long backstory. It is light reading and thoroughly enjoyable.

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A sweet, charming story!

This is the first Audible review I’ve written. That’s how much I loved this story!! I literally laughed out loud so many times. The narrator is spectacular too!

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Book for foodies

A nicely written book that successfully combines lovely food descriptions and life lessons. The narrator was a good choice for this audio.

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Female power !

I enjoyed this book very much - especially after listening to the author's comments as the end. This was based on the true story of the author's grandmother - which makes me very happy. Enjoyed it!

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Stick with it!

Kate’s waffling about Nick does get super old. Nick himself gets super old, especially if you’ve known people like him. But the arch of this story is delightful and triumphant. Well worth tolerating Nick.

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