Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #554774 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 416 pages

About the Author
Fannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at age nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in television, films, and the theater. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (which was produced by Universal Pictures as Fried Green Tomatoes), Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, Standing in the Rainbow, 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.

Customer Reviews

Southern - fried laughter
This is one of the finest novels ever written. I like just about anything dealing with SOUTHERN LITERATURE and this book, along with THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER and the hilarious BARRING SOME UNFORESEEN ACCIDENT are just some of my favorites.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES is a touching story set in the Depression-ear Southern U.S. and is filled with many cultural references and what-nots about that area the people who live there.

The story starts out being told by a woman in a nursing home. When I first heard this idea, I thought, "No way am I going to read this." But it turned out to be one of the best written books I've ever come across.

There is also a companion cookbook (which I'm into lately) that gives some of the actual recipes used in the book and movie. If you want a heart-warming story, this is the place to find it. Fannie Flagg is a great, great storyteller and while parts of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES is disturbing in places, it's also hilarious and true to form, and the ending is worth it all.

Heartbreaking and breathtaking
I saw the movie--twelve times--then decided that I had to read the book. Southern American literature and storytelling has always fascinated me, mainly because they're so good at it, and FRIED GREEN TOMATOES is possibly one of the best examples of this around. The story of friendship between two women (and don't think this is some A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS), the book deals with the trials and tribulations that they go through in Depression-era Alabama. Flagg writes from the heart and her portrait of not only the people, but the land and food, are smack on dead center. You can smell the coffee and bacon, taste the pies, and savor the intricate plot and fascinating outcome in this one-of-a-kind book. For those who like Southern American literature, this book is right up there with Toole's CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES and the great and gut-wrenching novel BARK OF THE DOGWOOD. If you like reading about the American South, FGT is the book to have in your collection.

Loved it
This is one of my all time favourite books. It is so chatty and gossipy. The characters seem so lifelike and the plot is excellent. I couldn't put this down. Brilliant.