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Standing In The Rainbow Book

Right in the middle of everywhere, which could be anywhere. WWII has ended and the joyous transitions to peace are being - mostly - embraced. This book portrays characters ranging from Bobby Smith, the son of the well-known radio hostess Neighbour Dorothy, to the phenomena known as the Sunset Club, Dinner on the Ground and the Funeral King.Read More

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    Fannie Flagg is back - together with the unforgettable residents of Elmwood Springs Missouri - with another cocktail of humour and poignancy wit and nostalgia a fantastic feelgood novel that takes you right to the heart of American life. The time: 1946-2000. The Place: Elmwood Springs Missouri. Right in the middle of everywhere which could be anywhere. World War II has ended and the joyous transitions to peace are being - mostly - embraced. At the heart of the novel is the inimitable Neighbour Dorothy broadcasting daily with Mother Smith on the organ from her front room via the tower in her backyard to an eager and at times lonely audience across the state - who often hear more than her own family would like about the antics of wayward son Bobby and adolescent Anna Lee.And meet the Oatman Family white Southern Gospel Singers at a pharmaceutical convention in Memphis where they blow the place away; timid little Betty Raye Oatman who can't stand the life and ends up in a Governor's mansion; Hamm Sparks a super-salesman everyone likes and trusts who soon sells all of Missouri; and the phenomena known as the Sunset Club Dinner on the Ground and the Funeral King.; not to mention the changing face of small-town America. Humour and poignancy wit and nostalgia Fannie Flagg mixes the cocktail of small-town American life to perfection.

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    The time is 1946-2000. The Place is Elmwood Springs, Missouri. World War II has ended. Neighbour Dorothy broadcasts daily from her front room - to an audience across the state - the antics of her wayward son Bobby and adolescent Anna Lee. It's hard to keep secrets in a community like theirs, but life isn't perfect, and even Neighbour Dorothy has a tragedy as well hidden as it can be. Into their midst comes the Oatman Family, white Southern Gospel singers who arrive for a pharmaceutical convention, and blow the place away. And then there's Hamm Sparks, a super-salesman everyone likes and trusts; and Charlie Fowler, the poultry king who can see the future in a bucket-to-go; and a wealth of other unforgettable residents. Not to mention the brand new Three Little Pigs Cafeteria, with its pink neon pig casting a glow over the high street and pointing the way to the future...

  • 0099448939
  • 9780099448938
  • Fannie Flagg
  • 3 July 2003
  • Vintage
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 495
  • New edition
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