{"product_id":"fried-green-tomatoes-at-the-whistle-stop-cafe-9780449911358","title":"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe","description":"Folksy 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. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629031526674,"sku":"9780449911358","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc69b897-fc3b-474c-be12-6d27d3773d4c.jpg?v=1746627165","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fried-green-tomatoes-at-the-whistle-stop-cafe-9780449911358","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}