Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345494881 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 375 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Meanwhile, back home, Elner’s nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elner’s neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditch–and the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, “What is life all about, anyway?” Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Tot’s Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security.In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. 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 the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven is proof once more that Fannie Flagg “was put on this earth to write” (Southern Living), sp
Flagg’s script for Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for both the Academy and Writers Guild of America awards and won the highly regarded Scripters Award. Fannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at age nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in television, films, and the theater. Flagg live
NEVER DISAPPOINTED! I've loved reading every single one of Fannie Flagg's books. My experience started with a shared book from a relative. Every chance I get, whether it's in a thrift store or bookstore, I always look for her books. I've never been disappointed in her writing - waiting for the next one to appear!I'm very happy with this recent purchase of a used book - it was as good as new!. Edward Fabrici said A Good Person. Elner Schimfissele is a wonderful character. She loved the Lord with all her heart, soul and mind. She loved her neighbours (and her family) asherself. And Fanny Flagg writes about them all with great humour and love. This was read as a book club choice which I was not toointerested in. I've changed my mind. Alyce A. Fabrici. but everything she writes is good. This one caught me by surprise This is Fannie FlaggI am biased, but everything she writes is good. This one caught me by surprise. I was thinking one way and she thru me a curve. Good Book.
. A born storyteller, Flagg is a marvelous reader with a warm, welcoming Alabama accent. Returning to Elmwood Springs, Miss. She immediately puts listeners at ease, priming them for an engrossing yarn that will mix laugh-out-loud hilarity with unabashed sentiment in a novel as thoughtful as it is delightful. From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. The only thing more enjoyable than reading a Fannie Flagg novel is having Flagg read it aloud herself. (the setting of two previous novels), Flagg focuses on a handful of days following octogenarian Elner Shimfissle's fatal fall from a tree. An uplifting delight. As listeners check in on various residents in town to see how they're reacting to the news and remembering how their lives were touched by the old woman, Flagg alternates bite-size chapters detailing Elner's journey to the afterlife. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Flagg completely embodies her delightful charact