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Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! - Fannie Flagg
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
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Read Fannie Flagg in Large PrintWelcome to the World, Baby Girl! is the funny, serious, and compelling new novel by Fannie Flagg, author of the beloved Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (and prize-winning co-writer of the classic movie).Once again, Flagg's humor and respect and... show more
Read Fannie Flagg in Large PrintWelcome to the World, Baby Girl! is the funny, serious, and compelling new novel by Fannie Flagg, author of the beloved Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (and prize-winning co-writer of the classic movie).Once again, Flagg's humor and respect and affection for her characters shine forth. Many inhabit small-town or suburban America. But this time, her heroine is urban: a brainy, beautiful, and ambitious rising star of 1970s television. Dena Nordstrom, pride of the network, is a woman whose future is full of promise, her present rich with complications, and her past marked by mystery.Among the colorful cast of characters are:   Sookie, of Selma, Alabama, Dena's exuberant  college roommate, who is everything that Dena  is not; she is thrilled by Dena's success and will  do everything short of signing autographs for  her; Sookie's a mom, a wife, and a Kappa forever            Dena's cousins, the Warrens, and her aunt Elner,  of Elmwood Springs, Missouri, endearing, loyal,  talkative, ditsy, and, in their way, wise            Neighbor Dorothy, whose spirit hovers over them  all through the radio show that she broadcast  from her home in the 1940s           Sidney Capello, pioneer of modern sleaze journalism and privateer of privacy, and Ira Wallace,  his partner in tabloid television            Several doctors, all of them taken with--and  almost taken in by-DenaThere are others, captivated by a woman who tries to go home again, not knowing where home or love lie.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780804118682 (080411868X)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 396
Edition language: English
Series: Elmwood Springs (#1)
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Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it
4.0 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
I had fun reading this story. There are so many ridiculous characters that you just gotta love. I also didn't figure out the whole deal with her mother ahead of time. I wouldn't have guessed that. There's lots of sadness and laughs and heart.
If These Books Could Talk
If These Books Could Talk rated it
4.0 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
Another truly superb tale from the divine Flagg. The ending feels slightly rushed, and I would have loved to see more of the small town life as well as more excerpts from Neighbour Dorothy, which is why this gets 4 instead of 5 stars. Edit to say I've just realised that there's two more 'Elmwood Spr...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it
4.0 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
Loved it.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it
4.0 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
Loved it.
kerry
kerry rated it
One of my least favorites from Fannie Flagg, not to say I didn't love it, because I did. I just couldn't get into the main character, she wasn't as appealing, and frankly, the whole showbiz thing was a turn off for me. Still, worth the read all in all, I just wouldn't start out with this one if you ...
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