Bitter Honey: how i became a Mackey girl (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798387675300)

Coe D'Kemper is a recently orphaned country girl from the boot heel of Missouri. Both dainty and wild, she is a lion in a dress with "more spit than fire" as described by the aunt who has taken her in. Trouble and turbulation seem to follow her wherever she goes. However, life on the farm is not difficult. In fact, Coe seems to fit right in, eventually taking over the beekeeping duties on the farm. She's met the three neighbor boys who would change her life forever. The four of them take on bullies, shenanigans and tragedy. The only question is whether they can make it to adulthood with the same bond forged over years of events that consistently pull them apart. Can they find their way through hardship without disintegrating altogether?Bitter Honey is the epic country memoir about a small farm girl who was forced to move in with her eccentric aunt after her mother is murdered and her father is sent to prison for the crime. It is the coming-of-age story about Coe D'Kemper who grows up in the boot heel of Missouri. Both dainty and wild, she is a lion in a dress with "more spit than fire" as described by her aunt. Trouble and tribulation seem to follow her wherever she goes. However, life on the farm is not difficult. In fact, Coe seems to fit right in, even taking over her aunt's beekeeping hives like a pro.

She is headstrong, but soon falls into an unfamiliar and intrepid relationship with three neighbor boys who would change her life forever. The four of them take on bullies, shenanigans and tragedy. The only question is whether they can make it to adulthood with the same bond forged by events that consistently pull them apart. Together, they must find their way through hardship without disintegrating altogether.

Author: Mag Frank
ISBN-13: 9798387675300
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2023
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d