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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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    About Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

    Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the now-classic novel of two women in the 1980s; of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. The tale she tells is also of two women–of the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth–who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, a Southern kind of Cafe Wobegon offering good barbecue and good coffee and all kinds of love and laughter, even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present–for Evelyn and for us–will never be quite the same again…

    "Airplanes and television have removed the Threadgoodes from the Southern scene. Happily for us, Fannie Flagg has preserved a whole community of them in a richly comic, poignant narrative that records the exuberance of their lives, the sadness of their departure. Idgie Threadgoode is a true original: Huckleberry Finn would have tried to marry her!"
    –Harper Lee, Author of To Kill a Mockingbird

    "A real novel and a good one… [from] the busy brain of a born storyteller."
    —The New York Times

    "It’s very good, in fact, just wonderful."
    —Los Angeles Times

    "Funny and macabre."
    —The Washington Post

    "Courageous and wise."
    —Houston Chronicle

    About Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

    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

    About Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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

    About Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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

    About Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

    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

    About Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

    Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the now-classic novel of two women in the 1980s; of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. The tale she tells is also of two women–of the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth–who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, a Southern kind of Cafe Wobegon offering good barbecue and good coffee and all kinds of love and laughter, even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present–for Evelyn and for us–will never be quite the same again…

    "Airplanes and television have removed the Threadgoodes from the Southern scene. Happily for us, Fannie Flagg has preserved a whole community of them in a richly comic, poignant narrative that records the exuberance of their lives, the sadness of their departure. Idgie Threadgoode is a true original: Huckleberry Finn would have tried to marry her!"
    –Harper Lee, Author of To Kill a Mockingbird

    "A real novel and a good one… [from] the busy brain of a born storyteller."
    —The New York Times

    "It’s very good, in fact, just wonderful."
    —Los Angeles Times

    "Funny and macabre."
    —The Washington Post

    "Courageous and wise."
    —Houston Chronicle

    About Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

    Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the
    now-classic story of two women in the 1980s; of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to
    Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. The tale she tells is also of two women–of the
    irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth–who back in the thirties ran a little place in
    Whistle Stop, Alabama, a Southern kind of Cafe Wobegon offering good barbecue and good coffee and all kinds of love and laughter, even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present–for Evelyn and for us–will never be quite the same again…

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    Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
    See all books by Fannie Flagg

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    The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
    Fried Green Tomatoes, Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, and I Still Dream About You: Three Bestselling Novels
    I Still Dream About You
    Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
    See all books by Fannie Flagg

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    The Whole Town's Talking
    The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
    Fried Green Tomatoes, Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, and I Still Dream About You: Three Bestselling Novels
    I Still Dream About You
    Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
    See all books by Fannie Flagg

    About Fannie Flagg

    Fannie Flagg’s career started in the fifth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, titled The Whoopee Girls, and she has not stopped since. At age nineteen she began writing and producing television specials, and later… More about Fannie Flagg

    About Fannie Flagg

    Fannie Flagg’s career started in the fifth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, titled The Whoopee Girls, and she has not stopped since. At age nineteen she began writing and producing television specials, and later… More about Fannie Flagg

    About Fannie Flagg

    Fannie Flagg’s career started in the fifth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, titled The Whoopee Girls, and she has not stopped since. At age nineteen she began writing and producing television specials, and later… More about Fannie Flagg

    About Fannie Flagg

    Fannie Flagg’s career started in the fifth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, titled The Whoopee Girls, and she has not stopped since. At age nineteen she began writing and producing television specials, and later… More about Fannie Flagg

    About Fannie Flagg

    Fannie Flagg’s career started in the fifth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, titled The Whoopee Girls, and she has not stopped since. At age nineteen she began writing and producing television specials, and later… More about Fannie Flagg

    About Fannie Flagg

    Fannie Flagg’s career started in the fifth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, titled The Whoopee Girls, and she has not stopped since. At age nineteen she began writing and producing television specials, and later… More about Fannie Flagg

    About Fannie Flagg

    Fannie Flagg’s career started in the fifth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, titled The Whoopee Girls, and she has not stopped since. At age nineteen she began writing and producing television specials, and later… More about Fannie Flagg

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Jan 21, 1997 | 448 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780449911358

    Category: Women’s Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Sep 27, 2016 | 400 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780425286555

    Category: Women’s Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Random House Large Print
    Mar 09, 1993 | 528 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780679744955

    Category: Women’s Fiction

    Hardcover | $26.00
    Published by Random House
    Apr 05, 2005 | 416 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9781400064625

    Category: Women’s Fiction

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Jan 26, 2011 | 432 Pages | ISBN 9780307776655

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Oct 19, 2010 | 690 Minutes | ISBN 9780307750532

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $7.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Dec 05, 2006 | 120 Minutes | ISBN 9780739343548

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    Praise

    "The people in Miss Flagg’s book are as real as the people in books can
    be. If you put an ear to the pages, you can almost hear the characters
    speak. The writer’s imaginative skill transforms simple, everyday events
    into complex happenings that take on universal meanings."

    —Chattanooga Times

    "This whole literary enterprise shines with honesty, gallantry, and love
    of perfect details that might otherwise be forgotten."

    —Los Angeles Times

    "A sparkling gem."

    —Birmingham News

    "Watch 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, Author of Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady


    "Admirers of the wise child in Flagg’s first novel, Coming Attractions,
    will find her grown-up successor, Idgie, equally appealing. The book’s
    best character, perhaps, is the town of Whistle Stop itself–too bad
    trains don’t stop there anymore."

    —Publisher’s Weekly

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