Monday, February 27, 2012

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe / Fannie Flagg / 403 pgs.

Mrs. Threadgoode's tale of two high-spirited women of the 1930s, Idgie and Ruth, helps Evelyn, a 1980s woman in a sad slump of middle age, to begin to rejuvenate her own life.

I saw the movie years ago and loved it.  I was so glad to see how closely the movie followed the book.  and was even more pleased to discover that there were additional side stories that were just as charming that were not included in the movie.  I listened to this book on tape and the narrator Lorna Raver did a fabulous job with the different character voices.  So if you are tried crying your eyes out over those Oprah books, try this sweet, uplifting story.

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