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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

byFannie Flagg, Akiko Izumi

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy character-driven stories with themes of friendship and social issues, as well as those who appreciate humor and Southern culture.

Topics Female friendshipSouthern cultureLove and laughterSmall town lifeFamily bondsLgbtq relationshipsAging and reminiscingCommunity connectionsResilience and strengthFriendship and loyaltyFriendshipRace relationsLoveIdentity
MoodLight-hearted, Humorous, Reflective
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMinor Subplot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who’s in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who’s 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. Praise for Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe “A real novel and a good one [from] the busy brain of a born storyteller.” —The New York Times “Happily for us, Fannie Flagg has preserved [the Threadgoodes] in a richly comic, poignant narrative that records the exuberance of their lives, the sadness of their departure.” —Harper Lee “This whole literary enterprise shines with honesty, gallantry, and love of perfect details that might otherwise be forgotten.” —Los Angeles Times “Funny and macabre.” —The Washington Post “Courageous and wise.” —Houston Chronicle

Language

en

Published on

27/09/2016

Pages

416

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780425286555

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