Life is a very strange thing. Just now the tireless Ellner climbed a fig tree to gather sweet, ripe fruit—and the next moment she is energetically chatting with God and the inhabitants of Heaven. And while Elmer enjoys heavenly conversations, something like a real end-of-the-world chaos is happening on Earth. Her neurotic niece Norma faints, her friend Luther—together with his truck—tumbles into a ditch, and their neighbor Verbena rushes to study the Bible. Seeing all this, God concluded that it’s too early for Ellmer to be in Heaven—let her sort out earthly matters first.
As it turns out, Heaven is very close—right next door, among people we love and people who need our help. The new novel by the famous writer Fannie Flagg is further proof that she was sent to Earth to write wonderful, kind books with not a single false note.