On World Kindness Day, A Gift to be Shared by Young & Old
The novel, CeeGee’s Gift, has been recognized with 5 national awards and has a 90% rating on Amazon Reviews. It is available in bookstores, and on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and JoyWrites, and the Author Website, where autographed copies can be ordered. Also on the site is Joy’s other book, You Don’t LOOK Sick! Living Well with Invisible Chronic Illness. A guide to help those living with chronic illness build a life of meaning.
Amazon Reader Reviews for CeeGee’s Gift
“By the time I was only halfway through I knew I had to order this book for my children and grandchildren. This book offers all the wisdom I would most like to pass on to my family.”
“I loved this story, it was engaging and pulled me right in—the prose is so honest and simple. I finished the book and then realized that each of my three teenagers, aged 13, 16, and 17, had passed it around and read it as well! So, it's definitely for all ages.”
“I chose a 5-star rating because there wasn't a 10-star available. This book breaks your heart, lifts you up, gives you hope & smiles through your tears. I haven't been this touched by a story in a long time. I can't recommend it high enough. It's amazing!”
Summary: 12-year-old Celia Gene Williamson, known as CeeGee, has a gift. But to her, not a good one. Knowing what the future holds for the folks in her south Texas island town of Southport is too heavy a burden. She tries to block her Knowings, but when she goes to help old Mr. Tindale with his garden, she blurts out to him. “You better get your affairs in order, ‘cause your time is short!”
Mr. Tindale takes her warning, orders a custom-made casket, then decides to spend any time he has left helping CeeGee learn to share her gift with kindness and generosity. The people of Southport begin to learn that if they change the direction they are headed, they can change their entire future. And CeeGee, with Mr. Tindale’s help, learns what she thought was a curse is really a blessing.