The hilarious and heartwarming new novel from the author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Wisconsin, 1941 - With all the men off to war, Fritzi and her sisters must learn men's work and the All-Girl Filling Station is born, complete with neat little caps, short skirts, and roller-skates. Their peace doesn't last long though: skilled women are needed to fly planes for the war effort... Alabama, 2005 - Mrs Sookie Earle has just married off the last of her daughters and is looking forward to putting her feet up. But then one day a package arrives. Its contents knock Sookie sideways, propelling her back to the 1940s, and four irrepressible sisters whose wartime adventures force them to reimagine who they are, and what they are capable of. `Flagg is a writer of great warmth and wisdom... A richly imagined family saga' The Times `Wonderful... A warm, funny riff on family and identity' Daily Mail
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
Summary
The hilarious and heartwarming new novel from the author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop CafeWisconsin, 1941 - With all the men off to war, Fritzi and her sisters must learn men's work and the All-Girl Filling Station is born, complete with neat little caps, short skirts, and roller-skates.
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion Summary
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion Reviews
"Flagg is a writer of great warmth and wisdom... A richly imagined family saga" -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
"More heart than a shopful of Valentine cards and some absolutely wonderful characters... A warm, funny riff on family and identity" -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *
"Wonderfully entertaining" * Sainsbury's Magazine *
"Good fun... Southern manners, indomitable broads, smelling salts and rip-roaring adventure" * Optima Magazine *
"A wonderfully warm and moving read" * Daily Mail *
"More heart than a shopful of Valentine cards and some absolutely wonderful characters... A warm, funny riff on family and identity" -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *
"Wonderfully entertaining" * Sainsbury's Magazine *
"Good fun... Southern manners, indomitable broads, smelling salts and rip-roaring adventure" * Optima Magazine *
"A wonderfully warm and moving read" * Daily Mail *
About
Fannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at the age of nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in television, films and the theatre. She is the author of many bestsellers including Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! and A Redbird Christmas. Flagg's script for Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for both the Academy and Writers Guild of America awards and won the highly regarded Scripters Award. She lives in Alabama and California.
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GOR006504204
9780099593140
0099593149
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Used - Very Good
Hardback
Vintage Publishing
2015-03-12
368
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