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The Honk and Holler Opening Soon

The Honk and Holler Opening Soon( )
Author: Letts, Billie
Series title:Large Print Ser.
ISBN:978-1-57490-283-9
Publication Date:Jun 2000
Publisher:Thomas T. Beeler Publisher
Imprint:Beeler Large Print Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $29.95
Book Description:

Caney Paxton is a Vietnam veteran who wanted his cafe, The Honk and Holler, to have the biggest and brightest sign in Eastern Oklahoma. Twelve years later, the once-busy highway is dead, and the sign is as worn as Caney, who hasn't ventured outside the diner since it opened. The regulars at the Honk haven't changed much either. Then one blustery day, a thirtyish Crow woman blows in with a dog in her arms and a long-buried secret on her mind. Vena Takes Horse is soon shaking up...
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Book Details
Pages:318
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Southern
Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):2.389 x 9.36 x 0.39 Inches
Book Weight:1.65 Pounds
Author Biography
Letts, Billie (Author)
Billie Letts was born Billie Dean Gipson in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 30, 1938. She received a bachelor's degree in English and education from Southeast Missouri State University and a master's in behavioral studies from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She taught English in grade school before moving to the college level. Her last position was at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Her first novel, Where the Heart Is, was published in 1995. It received the 1996 Oklahoma Books Award, the Walker Percy Award, and was an Oprah Book Club selection. It was adapted into a movie starring Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd in 2000. Her other works included Shoot the Moon and The Honk and Holler Opening Soon. She died from pneumonia on August 2, 2014 at the age of 76.

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