Mrs. Sookie Poole has survived the last of her three daughters’ weddings, and at last she can breathe quietly and prepare for a trip with her beloved husband. The truth is, her formidable and commanding 87-year-old mother is in her care. This extravagant lady won’t let anyone get bored and rules over her 60-year-old daughter as if she were still 15. But for everyone else, the old woman is pure charm. Still, one day Sookie discovers absolutely shocking information about her birth, her mother, and her roots. From that moment on, the Poole family’s life is turned upside down.
Trying to unravel the mysteries of the past, Sookie learns not only the story of her own origins, but also the story of courageous female pilots of World War II.
The wonderful storyteller Fannie Flagg once again gives readers an astonishing—and almost unbelievable—tale. The twentieth century across five generations, from gloomy pre-war Poland to languid Alabama of today: heroic women pilots and ordinary housewives are bound by one fate, one story.
“ The Girls at the Gas Station Only ” is the ideal blend of comedy, wisdom, sadness, and unforgettable characters, as if they had stepped out of Fannie Flagg’s masterpiece “Fried Green Tomatoes.”