Fannie Flagg=Standing In The Rainbow
The time is 1946-2000. The place, Elmwood Springs, Missouri. World War II has ended and the joyous transitions to peace are being, mostly, embraced - 'We have saved Europe and everyone liked us that year, even the French'.
At the centre of the novel is the indomitable Neighbor Dorothy, broadcasting daily (with Mother Smith on the organ), from her front room, via the tower in her backyard, to an eager, and at times lonely, audience across the state - listeners who often hear more than her own family would like about the antics of her wayward son Bobby and adolescent Anna Lee. It's hard to keep secrets in a community like theirs, but life isn't perfect, and even Neighbor Dorothy herself has a tragedy as well hidden as it can be."
If you have ever read any of Fannie Flaggs books"Fried Green Tomatoes","Welcome To The World Baby Girl",then you know her books are a treat.And this one;"Standing In The Rainbow"doesnt disappoint either.
At the centre of the novel is the indomitable Neighbor Dorothy, broadcasting daily (with Mother Smith on the organ), from her front room, via the tower in her backyard, to an eager, and at times lonely, audience across the state - listeners who often hear more than her own family would like about the antics of her wayward son Bobby and adolescent Anna Lee. It's hard to keep secrets in a community like theirs, but life isn't perfect, and even Neighbor Dorothy herself has a tragedy as well hidden as it can be."
If you have ever read any of Fannie Flaggs books"Fried Green Tomatoes","Welcome To The World Baby Girl",then you know her books are a treat.And this one;"Standing In The Rainbow"doesnt disappoint either.
24 days ago
THAT SOUNDS GREAT. I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS. I HAVE ENJOYED HER OTHER BOOKS.
23 days ago
It does sound good. I have read one of her other books with this same character Dorothy and enjoyed it very much. I can't remember the title though. I will definitely have to get this one.
22 days ago
