A very sincere, warm, and literally divine story by the author of the famous novel about fried green tomatoes at the “Whistle Stop” café.
Life sometimes delivers strange surprises. A moment ago, the tireless Mrs. Elnor Shimefisle calmly gathers figs for jam, and the next—she’s chatting with God in Heaven. While the energetic old lady explores the secrets of the afterlife, on Earth everything is going wrong: her nervous niece Norma is knocked down by illness; the neighbor Verbena rushes for comfort to the sacred pages of Scripture; and her friend-driver Luther flies—on a truck—into a ditch. Watching all these misdeeds, God concludes that it’s too early for Elner to be in Heaven—she should first sort out the problems of the living world.
With her characteristic humor and kindness, Fannie Flagg tells the story of a small town where sympathetic and touching characters learn to notice miracles around them and discover something astonishing: Heaven is right here and right now—with the people you love, with neighbors you help, with friendship you keep up…