The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes Free Audiobook Download by Diane Chamberlain
This is one audiobook that is not to be missed! CeeCee Wilkes is a middle school student with an unusual talent for poetry. Her writing teacher, Mrs. Irene Smith, knows she has something special and decides to encourage CeeCee to enter into a contest. One problem: CeeCee doesn't have any poems memorized because she has promised to never use her talent for selfish reasons. When CeeCee writes the poem that wins the contest, she becomes famous and gets invited on Oprah pre-teen show with Jennifer Lopez and Oprah herself!
This audiobook is an honest and brave account of CeeCee's life. Despite the fact that she has a secret that could destroy her life, CeeCee remains true to herself and can't help but be herself even though people judge her for it. The narrator is both funny and sweet which helps create a feel-good mood. This book is sad, but it's also a story about self-acceptance, forgiveness, understanding, love, and moving on.
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes is an audiobook narrated by Cris Dukehart. The story follows CeeCee's life as she grows up and learns about the world around her. She has a close relationship with her mother, who was an alcoholic who often left the three year old to care for herself. They live in a trailer park, but that doesn't stop CeeCee from making friends with all the children around her. When her mother dies, CeeCee's father starts drinking and becomes abusive towards his daughter too. Eventually he is arrested, and at twenty-four years old, she takes control of her life and begins working on a plan to move back into her home town where she plans on starting over again with no memories of the past and a new start for herself.
CeeCee Wilkes had a secret life before she became the most famous needlewoman in America. Her story is one of greed, power, and manipulation. At the same time, it's also one of redemption. No matter how hard CeeCee tries to run from the truth about herself, events keep catching up with her.
CeeCee Wilkes is just your average, everyday schoolteacher. She has a loving husband who supports her unconditionally and two adorable children whom she adores. When the local newspaper starts printing slanderous lies about CeeCee and her family, no one would believe her if she said the truth. Her husband's death leads to a new beginning for CeeCee and her five children, but it's not all sunshine and roses. Will they ever be able to find happiness after such a tragedy?
Diane Chamberlain's latest novel, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, follows the story of a young woman named CeeCee and her lifelong struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The narrator for the audiobook is Cris Dukehart, who plays CeeCee's father in the book. In this way, it can be easy to think that he has figured out what it is like to live with OCD, but he does not. "The narrator for the audiobook is Cris Dukehart," says Diane Chamberlain about her decision to choose this particular narrator for this book
Published Date | 2013-03-25 |
Duration | 13 hours 13 minutes |
Author | Diane Chamberlain |
Narrated | Cris Dukehart |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Literary Fiction |