βWhy wonβt you just tell me whatβs in that cake?β Iβd been trying to get Laineβs recipe for years. We all had.
When all else fails, turn to the divine taste of hummingbird cake.
In the South you always say βyes, maβamβ and βno, maβam.β You know everybodyβs business. Football is a lifestyle not a pastime. Foodβespecially dessertβis almost a religious experience. And you protect your friends as fiercely as you protect your familyβeven if the threat is something you cannot see.
In this spot-on Southern novel brimming with wit and authenticity, youβll laugh alongside lifelong friends, navigate the sometimes rocky path of marriage, and roll through the outrageous curveballs that life sometimes throws . . . from devastating pain to absolute joy. And if youβre lucky, you just may discover the secret to hummingbird cake along the way.