The Restoration of Celia Fairchild
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- Author：Marie Bostwick
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Summary
“The Restoration of Celia Fairchild is wise， witty， and utterly compelling。” —Jane Green， New York Times bestselling author of The Friends We Keep
Evvie Drake Starts Over meets The Friday Night Knitting Club in this wise and witty novel about a fired advice columnist who discovers lost and found family members in Charleston， by the New York Times bestselling author of The Second Sister。
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 an unforgettable novel of secrets revealed， laughter released， creativity rediscovered， and waves of wisdom by a writer Robyn Carr calls "my go-to author for feel-good novels。”
Evvie Drake Starts Over meets The Friday Night Knitting Club in this wise and witty novel about a fired advice columnist who discovers lost and found family members in Charleston， by the New York Times bestselling author of The Second Sister。
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 an unforgettable novel of secrets revealed， laughter released， creativity rediscovered， and waves of wisdom by a writer Robyn Carr calls "my go-to author for feel-good novels。”
Reviews
Anjali
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If you've read any of Bostwick's books， this is very much in line with all of them。 A delightful， easy story about a woman finding her place in life after going through hard times。 The supporting characters are fun， I enjoyed the Charleston setting， and I appreciated that Bostwick didn't just hand Celia a pat happy-ever-after。 If you've read any of Bostwick's books， this is very much in line with all of them。 A delightful， easy story about a woman finding her place in life after going through hard times。 The supporting characters are fun， I enjoyed the Charleston setting， and I appreciated that Bostwick didn't just hand Celia a pat happy-ever-after。 。。。more
Lisa Straubinger
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Celia Fairchild is an advice columnist known as Dear Sugar， until she's not。 Celia Fairchild lives in NYC until she doesn't。 Although her world has been turned upside down she makes sense of it through the restoration of her aunt's old house。 Along the way she also makes sense of what it means to be a family。 This is a great story of perseverance， friendship， and what that all results in in the end。 Celia Fairchild is an advice columnist known as Dear Sugar， until she's not。 Celia Fairchild lives in NYC until she doesn't。 Although her world has been turned upside down she makes sense of it through the restoration of her aunt's old house。 Along the way she also makes sense of what it means to be a family。 This is a great story of perseverance， friendship， and what that all results in in the end。 。。。more
Carol Murphy
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I loved this book。 Didn’t want to put it down。 Author was very descriptive of Celia‘s feelings and journey by the end of the book I didn’t want it to end and I wanted to go live there too
Cathy Hodge
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Happy Mother's Day ！ Here is the perfect story about alternative motherhood and family。 This "Southern-Lit" novel is a beautiful escape to Charleston， South Carolina in a historic neighborhood with eclectic characters。 Thoroughly enjoyable plot， setting， characters， and a satisfying ending。 I listened to this book on Audio ， the narration is also good。 This book wanders a bit with it's pacing， （ 3 stars） but it is still delightful。 I do recommend this stand-alone Southern Charmer。 Enjoy。 Happy Mother's Day ！ Here is the perfect story about alternative motherhood and family。 This "Southern-Lit" novel is a beautiful escape to Charleston， South Carolina in a historic neighborhood with eclectic characters。 Thoroughly enjoyable plot， setting， characters， and a satisfying ending。 I listened to this book on Audio ， the narration is also good。 This book wanders a bit with it's pacing， （ 3 stars） but it is still delightful。 I do recommend this stand-alone Southern Charmer。 Enjoy。 。。。more
Anita
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A heartwarming story of friendship， family， secrets， life's disappointments， and forgiveness with a cast of lovable characters who lives are reflective of real people。 A heartwarming story of friendship， family， secrets， life's disappointments， and forgiveness with a cast of lovable characters who lives are reflective of real people。 。。。more
Laurie
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3。5 stars。 Great cast of characters。 Once Celia got to Charleston the story took off from there。 Story of friendship and family。 Calvin and Teddy were probably my favorites。 Enjoyable story。
Diane Davis
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Great read ！！！！
Debbie Thomas
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Marie Bostwick has created tons of wonderful characters through all of her sixteen books。 I have loved every single one！ But something about The Restoration of Celia Fairchild touched a place deep inside me for some reason。 I felt I truly knew her。。。the writing was fabulous the storyline interesting。 I hope we get to see more of Celia and friends。
Karen Manuel
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Fun and interesting Southern read set in Charleston。
Kate
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Lovely， encouraging story about the friends and family that sustain us。
Tina Young
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My first time reading this Author and I enjoyed it so much。 It was a fun read。
Sammy
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This was a decent contemporary fiction， though it was very predictable and the pacing was little all over the place。 I’m glad I read it， but I probably wouldn’t read it again。 If you want a light read that looks at someone’s life， then this book is for you
Carol Fuller
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Much more than a rom/com。 Really good
Valerie
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4。5， loved it。
Brenda
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Great story set in one of my favorite cities—Charleston。
Donna Barnes
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My book club is reading this book this month， and I am glad I read it。 It was an easy read。 What intrigued me about this story was that it dealt with a woman whose career ，as she knows it， is over and she tries to find something else to take its place ---- And at the right time， her aunt leaves the family house to her 。 A House that has to be restored， much like her。 It is kind of a Hallmark set- up to a story， but there are more layers to her than Hallmark usually deals with in a 90 minute movi My book club is reading this book this month， and I am glad I read it。 It was an easy read。 What intrigued me about this story was that it dealt with a woman whose career ，as she knows it， is over and she tries to find something else to take its place ---- And at the right time， her aunt leaves the family house to her 。 A House that has to be restored， much like her。 It is kind of a Hallmark set- up to a story， but there are more layers to her than Hallmark usually deals with in a 90 minute movie。 Another part I liked to this story is the community she is able to build among the neighbors in Charleston。 The people lean on each other， and do craft stuff with each other， and end up helping to restore the place together， and that is a nice thing to know， esp。 in such a volatile climate we are living in these days。 What I didn't like was that the book was all set up around her wanting to have a baby and that it was her last chance， and that story fizzled out --- it no longer took priority with her。 And all the remodeling got boring in the middle ， and it was hard to believe that all that was getting done。 The love story was a bit thin， too。 There were a few guys thrown in for us to think she'd end up with them， but then a guy that isn't in the story all that much， she decides is for her。 So I had a few mixed feelings about it and would have given it 3。8 out of 5， if I could， but I decided to round it up to 4 because， like I started saying --- it was an easy read， and it hit me at the right time。 。。。more
Caitie Oh
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I really enjoyed this。 Ahhhh the characters were so lovely and I wanted to just up and move to this cute town with its lovely coffee shop and yarn store and lovely old houses with friendly （and a little bit bonkers） neighbours！
Gretchen
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I LOVED this--heart， humor and wisdom！
Maureen
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Quick light read， good on audio。 Enjoyed the characters and Charleston setting。 Some good messages also。
Marsha Valance
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A recently divorced advice column writer loses her job and her financial base。 Wanting to adopt a baby， she hopes that a family home in Charlston， inherited from a beloved aunt， might provide a solution。 But her aunt was a hoarder who allowed the house to fall apart。 Celia is in despair until her New York friends and the local community rallies round to help。
Linda Saleski
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I love books about the coming together of friends。 Well worth the read！
Gerald
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I am truly hoping there will be another book to this one。 I look forward to reading more。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
T。 Rosado
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3。75 StarsKind of a slow， drawn out start， but then it all comes together and delivers a truly heartfelt and fun story about the friendship of women， romance， and new family。
Anna
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Celia Fairchild left Charleston to pursue her dream of being a journalist in NYC。 She lands a job writing an advice column as beloved "Dear Calpurnia"， drawing on her southern roots to offer sound， compassionate answers to all who write to her。 But when her newspaper sells to a big corporation and she looses her job Celia is is left floundering over her future， especially after having just received a chance at adopting a baby she's spent years yearning for。 When her Aunt passes away and leaves C Celia Fairchild left Charleston to pursue her dream of being a journalist in NYC。 She lands a job writing an advice column as beloved "Dear Calpurnia"， drawing on her southern roots to offer sound， compassionate answers to all who write to her。 But when her newspaper sells to a big corporation and she looses her job Celia is is left floundering over her future， especially after having just received a chance at adopting a baby she's spent years yearning for。 When her Aunt passes away and leaves Celia her childhood home in Charleston it may prove to be her path forward。 What she didn't expect was to reconnect with old friends， new neighbors and a chance at love and fulfilling her dreams。Filled with strong female characters， humor， insight and numerous poignant moments， another winner by Marie Bostwick。 。。。more
Carolyn
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A lovely story by Marie Bostwick once， again， focused on the wonderful friendships between women and how important they are。
Andrea Press
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Cute， quick light hearted read。 I liked the characters and setting。 I was sad when it ended because I wanted to know more about Celia Fairchild！
Melinda Deakins
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I loved this book！ The characters were heartwarming and funny。 Just what I needed。
Ellen
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Outstanding！ I laughed！ cried！ I was so sorry for the book to end。 I will miss my new friends！
Laura Sublette Greer
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Lots of good stuffWe all go through journeys in life and this is about one woman’s journey of losing herself and finding herself again。 Very good writing with plenty of laughs and heart aches。
Carol Burris
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