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Can't wait to get to heaven [electronic resource] : [a novel] / Fannie Flagg.
Bestselling author Fannie Flagg (Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Caf�e) returns with a heartwarming comedy about an 80-year-old woman named Mrs. Shimfessle, who falls out of a fig tree in her front yard one morning. What follows is a near-death experience that gives a comic turn to the age old question, what happens to us after we die? As Mrs. Shimfessle returns to life and earthbound consciousness, she spots a peculiar shoe on the rooftop of the local hospital -- a small sign of a bigger mystery still to come.
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- ISBN: 9781415944363 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1415944369 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: [Santa Ana, Calif.] : Books on Tape, 2007.
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- Downloadable audio file.Title from: Title details screen.Unabridged.Duration: 9:48:58.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by Cassandra Campbell.
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- Requires OverDrive Media ConsoleRequires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 141088 KB).Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Baker & Taylor
Strange things begin to happen when Mrs. Shimfissle, an eighty-year-old woman, falls out of a fig tree in her own front yard, in a novel about one woman's offbeat experiences in the hereafter. - EBSCOhost
"Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here?
Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. Meanwhile, back home, Elnerâs nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elnerâs neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditchâand the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, âWhat is life all about, anyway?â Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Totâs Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security.
In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep. Canât Wait to Get to Heaven is proof once more that Fannie Flagg âwas put on this earth to writeâ (Southern Living), spinning tales as sweet and refreshing as iced tea on a summer day, with a little extra kick thrown in.
From the Hardcover edition." - Findaway World Llc
Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here?
Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. Meanwhile, back home, Elnerâs nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elnerâs neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditchâand the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, âWhat is life all about, anyway?â Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Totâs Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security.
In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep. Canât Wait to Get to Heaven is proof once more that Fannie Flagg âwas put on this earth to writeâ (Southern Living), spinning tales as sweet and refreshing as iced tea on a summer day, with a little extra kick thrown in. - Random House Digital
Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here?Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. Meanwhile, back home, Elner's nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elner's neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditch-and the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, "What is life all about, anyway?" Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Tot's Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security.In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep. Can't Wait to Get to Heaven is proof once more that Fannie Flagg "was put on this earth to write" (Southern Living), spinning tales as sweet and refreshing as iced tea on a summer day, with a little extra kick thrown in.From the Hardcover edition. - Random House, Inc.
Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here?
Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. Meanwhile, back home, Elnerâs nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elnerâs neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditchâand the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, âWhat is life all about, anyway?â Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Totâs Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security.
In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep. Canât Wait to Get to Heaven is proof once more that Fannie Flagg âwas put on this earth to writeâ (Southern Living), spinning tales as sweet and refreshing as iced tea on a summer day, with a little extra kick thrown in.
From the Hardcover edition.