Another delightful read! Fannie makes me laugh out loud with every book I’ve read.

Normally I love Fanny Flagg books. One expects a certain amount of exaggeration and implausibility. It’s part of her charm. But along about page 250 this book crosses over into another realm. Completely absurd and unbelievable. I stopped reading. Might be enough to put me off Ms. Flagg for good.

I loved this book! When I first picked it up I was at a military school for a few months and my family was spread out in different households, my husband in Texas, me in Oklahoma and my kids in Florida and Missouri. My stepdad was dying of cancer while my mom took care of my youngest son. I was in a store with some friends and just needed something to uplift me, then I saw this book. The cover made me happy and then I read the back. I read this book and felt so much better, I took it home to my mom to make her feel better. My dad passed and it was hard but I would like to think it was like this book described. I have read all the Fannie Flagg books and am starting again. My mom has read them all too now! Thanks Fannie, Elner reminded me of me of my great grandmother.