<![CDATA[Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel]]>

false <![CDATA[Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172622643m/199530.jpg 199530 16 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. 3263283 4 7 2006 Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel total:2392|5:577|4:878|3:711|2:190|1:36| 2392 8946 3104 586 4 1 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 30 07:32:33 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 17 05:44:31 -0800 2008
I am rating this book based on its entertainment value.

I am rating it for the page turner experience that it was ;-) !

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good things are coming, and life is what you make of it, July 9, 2006

In Fannie Flagg's newest novel, she tackles the question: What is life about anyway?

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