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Fannie Flagg, the incomparable Southern writer and actress, returns to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, to paint and portray feisty, inquisitive octogenarian Elner Shimfissle. Elner falls out of her fig tree and is presumed dead. While her family and friends mourn, she makes a "temporary" visit to heaven, where she runs into her deceased sister, Ida, as well as Ginger Rogers and Tom Edison. When she "returns," she shares details of her experience with her niece as well as communicating her thoughts on the wisdom of life and its meaning with townspeople. While this touching slice of Southern life stands well on its own, having Flagg herself breathe life, love, and laughter into her heroine and her acquaintances, living and dead, makes for the most rewarding and entertaining experience of the year.

Wow! Another winner from the author of Fried Green Tomatoes!

I love Elner Shimfissle - she is the fiesty old lady I want to be when I grow up. A wonderful touching story full of characters you want to be friends with. Definitely recommended!

On its way to spoiledrotten as part of the 17 book RABCK in Catie's memory.

This is a wonderful novel - I love all of Fannie Flagg's book. Fried Green Tomatoes was one of Catie's favorite books.

Received in the mail as a RABCK from BKind2books in honor of her daughter. This will be the first book of Fannie Flagg's that I have read and it looks as though it will be a winner! Thanks so much for sending.
10/12/14 I chose this book for my bookclub to read this month and I am glad I did. It was a wonderful story about an eccentric and feisty old lady who falls off a lady and goes to heaven. Her family doesn't believe her, but the evidence is overwhelming! I believe our bookclub will have a good discussion on this title this week.

Sending this book out to ReallyBookish as part of the US/Canada Wishlist Tag Game #5, the KTM Challenge and the 2014 RABCK challenge! Enjoy!

This was a very kind RABCK from spoiledrotten for the wishlist tag game. Thank you so much!

I read this after reading the first two books in the Elmwood Springs trilogy, Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! and Standing in the Rainbow. The first book in the series was my favorite of the three, but they were all good for light reads.

Planning to leave on a bench near this nail salon. I hope the next reader enjoys the book!