Ok, Fannie Flagg is just adorable. Her books are adorable. This one takes place in Elmwood Springs, MO, just as her last couple did. If you've read anything by Fannie Flagg then I won't go on, if you liked it you'll like this one.

Let me take a minute to share a memory with y'all (here we go again). When I was a kid I watched lots of game shows and lots of reruns. It should come as no surprise that I really enjoyed Liar's Club. I remember little about it but I do remember there was a celebrity panel who tried to stump a civillian. The other panelists I either recognized or were easily quantified by my mother. I remember Fannie Flagg always wore snug tees with crazy logos. She was trendy before it was a trend! My mom never gave me an acceptable answer regarding her credentials, and that's probably because she picked up a bit here and there. I knew she was the nurse in Grease but that hardly qualifies one for a celebrity panel. But I knew she was a redhead and back then I needed all the redheaded role models I could get--they were few and far between and being a natural redhead really opened me up for ridicule.

Oh, and in looking up some info on Flagg I found out she's a lesbian. So, there you are. Random fact to end your day.

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