{"product_id":"fried-green-tomatoes-at-the-whistle-stop-cafe-paperback","title":"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFannie Flagg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, \u003ci\u003eFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A real novel and a good one [from] the busy brain of a born storyteller.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Harper Lee\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This whole literary enterprise shines with honesty, gallantry, and love of perfect details that might otherwise be forgotten.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Funny and macabre.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Courageous and wise.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the\u003cbr\u003enow-classic novel of two women in the 1980s; of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to\u003cbr\u003eEvelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. The tale she tells is also of two women--of the\u003cbr\u003eirrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth--who back in the thirties ran a little place in\u003cbr\u003eWhistle 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... \u003cbr\u003e\"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!\" \u003cbr\u003e--Harper Lee, Author of To Kill a Mockingbird \u003cbr\u003e\"A real novel and a good one... [from] the busy brain of a born storyteller.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"The New York Times \u003cbr\u003e\"It's very good, in fact, just wonderful.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Los Angeles Times \u003cbr\u003e\"Funny and macabre.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"The Washington Post \u003cbr\u003e\"Courageous and wise.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Houston Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at age\u003cbr\u003enineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and a writer in\u003cbr\u003etelevision, films, and the theater. Her first novel, \u003cb\u003eDaisy Fay and The\u003cbr\u003eMiracle Man\u003c\/b\u003e, spent ten weeks on the New York Times paperback\u003cbr\u003ebestseller list, and her second novel, \u003cb\u003eFried Green Tomatoes at the\u003cbr\u003eWhistle Stop Cafe\u003c\/b\u003e, was on the same list for thirty-six weeks. It was\u003cbr\u003eproduced by Universal Pictures as the feature film Fried Green\u003cbr\u003eTomatoes. Flagg's script was nominated for both the Writers Guild of\u003cbr\u003eAmerica and an Academy Award, and it won the highly regarded\u003cbr\u003eScripters Award. Flagg narrated both novels on audiocassette and\u003cbr\u003ereceived a Grammy Award nomination for Best Spoken Word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer latest novel is titled \u003cb\u003eWelcome to the World, Baby Girl!\u003c\/b\u003e She lives\u003cbr\u003ein California and Alabama.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.2 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award (1991)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award (1992)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44302360871014,"sku":"9780449911358","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ckFZamx1WnFRRTU0TGt4U1JIWkY2dz09.webp?v=1767466524","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/fried-green-tomatoes-at-the-whistle-stop-cafe-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}