The Restoration of Celia Fairchild
The Restoration of Celia Fairchild is such a heartwarming and enchanting tale about the special bonds of friendship. I loved the real life situations and struggles, but also the sense of community, friendships and fun.
Celia Fairchild, known as advice columnist ‘Dear Calpurnia’, has insight into everybody’s problems – except her own. Still bruised by the end of a marriage she thought was her last chance to create a family, Celia receives an unexpected answer to a “Dear Birthmother” letter. Celia throws herself into proving she’s a perfect adoptive mother material – with a stable home and income – only to lose her job. Her one option: sell the Charleston house left to her by her recently departed, estranged Aunt Calpurnia.
Arriving in Charleston, Celia learns that Calpurnia had become a hoarder, the house is a wreck, and selling it will require a drastic, rapid makeover. The task of renovation seems overwhelming and risky. But with the help of new neighbors, old friends, and an unlikely sisterhood of strong, creative women who need her as much as she needs them, Celia knits together the truth about her estranged family — and about herself.
The Restoration of Celia Fairchild is a character driven story that is both entertaining and captivating. Celia and an enchanting cast of characters are fun, engaging and real. When I picked this book up, I immediately found myself enmeshed in the picturesque story and in love with all the characters. Each character was real, quirky and full of life, and this made for some wonderful and entertaining dialogue.
This was a beautiful and cozy story about friendship, strong women who support each other as they work through their own challenges. I was able to curl up on our couch and read this story in one day. Somehow, I became completely lost to the real world and fully part of Celia’s world of home restoration, life restoration, and close community of friends. I loved watching her character evolve and learn to trust again through the friendships she made.
What really endeared this story to my heart was the way Bostwick wrote her female characters. Celia was a strong women who did not need a man to pick her up, dust her off, and help her get through life. Celia worked to build her own life and future for her future adopted child as she worked to also find her way through a lot of frustration. I was truly mesmerized by all the courageous steps she took to control her future.
If you are looking for a truly captivating feel good novel with a cast of extraordinary, witty, and colorful characters, along with a heartwarming storyline that deals with friendships, failures and success; community and a sense of belonging, then this book is for you!!
Thank you William Morrow for a gifted copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions.
