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Evelyn Couch, a dissatisfied housewife becomes friends with an old woman, Ninny Threadgoode, while visiting her mother-in-law at a nursing home. Threadgoode tells the story of two women, tomboy Idgie and beautiful Ruth, and the small town café they ran together during the depression. The Whistle Stop Café become a haven for the poor, colored people, and abused women like Ruth herself. Inspired by stories of Ruth and Idgie facing off against the Ku Klux Klan and the local sheriff, Evelyn finds herself making empowering changes in her own life. In 1991 Fannie Flagg's beloved bestseller was made into a film, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, starring Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy.
| Size | | Length: | 403 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"What out for Fannie Flagg. When I walked into the 'Whistle Stop Cafe', she fractured my funny bone, drained my tear ducts, and stole my heart."
Florence King
"Fannie Flagg is a first-class writer. This book is so much fun it makes me sick I missed the Depression."
Erma Bombeck
"...A comic, poignant narrative that records the exuberance of ...life, the sadness of ...departure."
Harper Lee
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