Fannie Flagg

From the beloved author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe comes her latest New York Times bestseller--a new Yuletide classic about small-town America and larger-than-life wonders.

Elmwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery. Still Meadows, as it’s called, is anything but still. Original, profound, The Whole Town’s Talking, a novel in the tradition of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town and Flagg’s own Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven, tells the story of Lordor Nordstrom, his Swedish mail-order bride, Katrina, and their neighbors and descendants as they live, love, die, and carry on in mysterious and surprising ways. Lordor Nordstrom created, in his wisdom, not only a lively town and a prosperous legacy for himself but also a beautiful final resting place for his family, friends, and neighbors yet to come. “Resting place” turns out to be a bit of a misnomer, however. Odd things begin to happen, and it starts the whole town talking. With her wild imagination, great storytelling, and deep understanding of folly and the human heart, the beloved Fannie Flagg tells an unforgettable story of life, afterlife, and the remarkable goings-on of ordinary people. In The Whole Town’s Talking, she reminds us that community is vital, life is a gift, and love never dies.

Напуганный врачебным диагнозом Освальд Т.Кэмпбелл бежит из холодного и сырого Чикаго на юг, в гостеприимный Затерянный Ручей, где собирается встретить свое последнее Рождество. Ничего хорошего от захолустья он не ожидает, но реальность оказывается совсем не такой, какой он себе ее воображал. Жизнь в Затерянном Ручье хоть и размеренная, но весьма необычная и даже странная. И жители городка тоже весьма необычны. Почтальон доставляет корреспонденцию на лодке. В единственном магазинчике хозяйничает маленькая красная птичка по имени Джек. Дамы городка тайно творят добро, объединившись в эзотерическое общество под названием "Крупные Горошинки". А сам Освальд оказывается вдруг главной фигурой местной светской жизни. Вместе с приближением Рождества начинают происходить удивительные события, которые изменят жизнь не только Освальда, но и всех обитателей Затерянного Ручья. Роман Фэнни Флэгг - странная, притягательная, теплая рождественская сказка, полная самого обычного волшебства, которое под силу многим, стоит только очень захотеть. Книга для всех, кто стосковался по доброму слову и красивой истории.

In Fannie Flagg’s high-spirited first novel, we meet Daisy Fay Harper in the spring of 1952, where she’s “not doing much except sitting around waiting for the sixth grade.” When she leaves Shell Beach, Mississippi, in September 1959, she is packed up and ready for the Miss America Pageant, vowing “I won’t come back until I’m somebody.” But in our hearts she already is.Sassy and irreverent from the get-go, Daisy Fay takes us on a rollicking journey through her formative years on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. There, at The End of the Road of the South, the family malt shop freezer holds unspeakable things, society maven Mrs. Dot hosts Junior Debutante meetings and shares inspired thoughts for the week (such as “sincerity is as valuable as radium”), and Daisy Fay’s Daddy hatches a quick-cash scheme that involves resurrecting his daughter from the dead in a carefully orchestrated miracle. Along the way, Daisy Fay does a lot of growing up, emerging as one of the most hilarious, appealing, and prized characters in modern fiction.

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 forth. Many inhabit small-town or suburban America. But this time, her heroine is urban: a brainy, beautiful, and ambitious rising star of 1970s television. Dena Nordstrom, pride of the network, is a woman whose future is full of promise, her present rich with complications, and her past marked by mystery.

The remarkable novel of two Southern friendships--the basis of the hit film--available for the first time in large print.

Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who is telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women, the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, offering good coffee, southern barbecue, and all kinds of love and laughter, even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present will never be quite the same again.

Mezcla de tradición y frescura, la conmovedora Tomates verdes fritos trata sobre Evelyn Couch, una mujer de mediana edad que está pasando por una depresión, y la entrañable anciana Ninny Threadgoode. Evelyn vive una existencia gris, acomplejada y totalmente frustrada con todo lo que la rodea. En una visita al asilo donde reside su suegra conoce a la señora Threadgoode, que comienza a contarle historias de un pequeño pueblo llamado Whistle Stop, cuya vida giró un tiempo en torno a un café. De pronto, a Evelyn se le abre una luminosa ventana al pasado por la que entra un soplo de aire fresco. Remontándose a finales de la década de 1920, la anciana describe a Idgie y Ruth, dos espíritus sensibles, alegres y llenos de una admirable energía vital, que saben sobreponerse a las dificultades y saborear el gusto por la vida. La ternura y la solidez se mezclan sabiamente en las palabras de Ninny, que hace de Idgie y Ruth dos auténticas heroínas de la vida cotidiana. Tomates verdes fritos aborda temas como la discriminación de la mujer, el racismo, la homosexualidad femenina, la miseria o el alcoholismo y, a pesar de eso, es una de esas novelas optimistas en las que, como por arte de magia, todo encaja a la perfección. La novela fue llevada al cine en 1991.

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 who they are. Mrs. Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, has just married off the last of her daughters and is looking forward to relaxing and perhaps traveling with her husband, Earle. The only thing left to contend with is her mother, the formidable Lenore Simmons Krackenberry. Lenore may be a lot of fun for other people, but is, for the most part, an overbearing presence for her daughter. Then one day, quite by accident, Sookie discovers a secret about her mother's past that knocks her for a loop and suddenly calls into question everything she ever thought she knew about herself, her family, and her future. Sookie begins a search for answers that takes her to California, the Midwest, and back in time, to the 1940s, when an irrepressible woman named Fritzi takes on the job of running her family's filling station. Soon truck drivers are changing their routes to fill up at the All-Girl Filling Station. Then, Fritzi sees an opportunity for an even more groundbreaking adventure. As Sookie learns about the adventures of the girls at the All-Girl Filling Station, she finds herself with new inspiration for her own life. Fabulous, fun-filled, spanning decades and generations, and centered on a little-known aspect of America's twentieth-century story, "The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion" is another irresistible novel by the remarkable Fannie Flagg.

This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection

Vero e proprio caso editoriale, Pomodori verdi fritti al caffè di Whistle Stop è un piccolo capolavoro che molti lettori hanno scoperto e amato anche grazie all'omonimo fortunato film dei primi anni Novanta. Coniugando uno humour irresistibile alla rievocazione struggente di un mondo che non c'è più, Fannie Flagg racconta la storia del caffè aperto in un'isolata località dell'Alabama dalla singolare coppia formata da Ruth, dolce e riservata, e Idgie, temeraria e intraprendente. Un locale, il loro, che è punto di incontro per i tipi umani più diversi e improbabili: stravaganti sognatori, poetici banditi, vittime della Grande Depressione. La movimentata vicenda che coinvolge Ruth e Idgie, implicate loro malgrado in un omicidio, e la tenacia che dimostrano nello sconfiggere le avversità, donano a chiunque segua le loro avventure la fiducia e la forza necessarie per affrontare le difficoltà dell'esistenza.

Evelyn es una mujer de mediana edad que vive frustrada por su gordura y por la incomprensión de su marido. Los intentos por recuperar su autoestima chocan con su educación tradicional que la ha mantenido desde niña en una actitud de resignación y pasividad. Pero un día conoce a Ninny Threadgoode, una anciana dulce y lúcida, que comienza a narrarle las historias de su pueblecito natal, Whistle Stop, en Alabama, y las vidas de dos mujeres fascinantes, Idgie y Ruth. Con su sabiduría natural y un prodigioso sentido del humnor, Ninny y sus relatos se van convirtiendo en la fuente de fuerza y estímulo vital que Evenlyn necesitaba para dar un giro denifitivo a su existencia. Una fábula rotunda contra el racismo y la violencia. Una historia deliciosa sobre la amistad, el amor y los tomates verdes fritos.

Tomates verdes fritos: a obra-prima que deu origem ao filme homônimo dos anos 1990 e encantou diversas gerações. Combinando humor irresistível a uma narrativa comovente, Fannie Flagg conta a história do Café da Parada do Apito, em um vilarejo isolado do Alabama – um dos estados mais pobres e repressivos dos Estados Unidos, marcado por sua rígida observação dos papéis sociais e sexuais e por uma inexorável hierarquia racial. Inaugurado pelo singular casal formado por Ruth ― doce e reservada ― e Idgie ― ousada e libertária –, o Café torna-se ponto de encontro para os tipos humanos mais diversos e improváveis: sonhadores extravagantes, bandidos insólitos, sem-tetos vítimas da Depressão. Fannie Flagg usa capítulos curtos que alternam épocas ― a década de 1980, as primeiras décadas do século XX, os anos 1930 ―e histórias superpostas para criar um rico painel humano e social. O livro mistura as histórias do Café com os encontros casuais entre a dona de casa infeliz Evelyn Couch e a octogenária sra. Threadgoode numa casa de repouso. As protagonistas das memórias da sra. Threadgoode são Idge e Ruth, que quebram convenções e enfrentam todo tipo de ameaças e preconceitos. Ao longo de suas conversas, Evelyn acaba recuperando sua identidade e a sra. Threadgoode retoma seu próprio passado. Crônica de nostalgia e doçura, Tomates verdes fritos no café da Parada do Apito é uma deliciosa narrativa de amor, alegria e força que não nos deixa esquecer o maior segredo da vida: a amizade.

The beloved author returns to the small town at the heart of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe with a heartwarming novel about secrets of youth rediscovered, hometown memories, and everyday magic. Bud Threadgoode grew up in the bustling little railroad town of Whistle Stop, Alabama, with his mother Ruth, church-going and proper, and his Aunt Idgie, the fun-loving hell-raiser. Together they ran the town's popular Whistle Stop Cafe, known far and wide for its friendly, fun, and famous "Fried Green Tomatoes." And as Bud often said to his daughter Ruthie, of his childhood, "How lucky can you get?" But sadly, as the railroad yards shut down and the town became a ghost town, nothing was left but boarded-up buildings and memories of a happier time. Then one day, Bud decides to take one last trip, just to see where his beloved Whistle Stop used to be. In so doing, he discovers new friends, new surprises about Idgie's life, and about Ninny Threadgoode, Evelyn Couch, other beloved Flagg characters, and also about the town itself. He also sets off a series of events, both touching and inspiring, which change his life and the lives of his daughter and many others. Could these events all be just coincidences? Or something else? And can you go home again?