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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A heartwarming novel about secrets of youth rediscovered, hometown memories, and the magical moments in ordinary lives, from the beloved author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe “A gift, a blessing and a triumph . . . celebrates the bonds of family...

Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! is the funny, serious, and compelling new novel by Fannie Flagg, author of the beloved Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (and prize-winning co-writer of the classic movie). Once again, Flagg's humor and respect and affection for her characters shine...

Good news! Fannie’s back in town—and the town is among the leading characters in her new novel. Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son...

As 80-year-old Mrs Cleo Threadgoode tells Evelyn Couch her life story, she escapes the Rose Terrace Nursing Home and returns to Whistle Stop, Alabama, in the 1930s. She tells the tale of two women: the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend, Ruth, who, back in the 30s, ran a little place offering good barbecue, good coffee, all kinds of love and laughter, and even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present, for Evelyn and for us, will never be quite the same.

Good news! Fannie’s back in town—and the town is among the leading characters in her new novel. Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son...

The beloved Fannie Flagg is back and at her irresistible and hilarious best in I Still Dream About You, a comic mystery romp through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, past, present, and future. Meet Maggie Fortenberry, a still beautiful former Miss Alabama. To others, Maggie’s life seems...

Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here? Life is...

Bud a grandi dans la petite ville ferroviaire de Whistle Stop, Alabama, avec sa mère Ruth et sa tante Idgie. Ensemble, elles ont tenu le fameux Whistle Stop Café, connu dans le monde entier pour ses succulents beignets de tomates vertes. Hélas, tout a une fin. La gare a fermé et Whistle Stop est devenue une ville fantôme. Malgré tout, Bud, devenu vieux, décide d’y accomplir un dernier voyage afin de revoir l’endroit où il a été si heureux. Chemin faisant, il va se faire de nouveaux amis et apprendre des choses surprenantes sur les gens qu’il a connus et dont il croyait tout savoir.

Une chronique nostalgique et tendre, généreuse et colorée, pleine de saveur et d’humour. Evelyn Couch, femme au foyer vivant mal l’approche de la cinquantaine, se rend chaque semaine dans une maison de retraite où elle se lie d’amitié avec Ninny Threadgoode, fringante octogénaire qui lui raconte ses fabuleuses histoires de jeunesse. Nous voici alors en Alabama, dans les années 1930. Commence alors l’aventure du Whistle Stop Café, bientôt connu de tous les laissés-pour-compte du pays pour être le refuge idéal contre les rigueurs de l’époque.

With the same incomparable style and warm, inviting voice that have made her beloved by millions of readers far and wide, New York Times bestselling author Fannie Flagg has written an enchanting Christmas story of faith and hope for all ages that is sure to become a classic. Deep in the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The one and only Fannie Flagg, beloved author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven, and I Still Dream About You, is at her hilarious and superb best in this new comic mystery novel about two women who are forced to reimagine...

A tapestry of joyful and startling interconnected stories that celebrate how people from all across America cope with adversity and unexpected changes in a confusing world—from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg once said...