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.
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.
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Hardback Editions
September 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven (Charnwood Large Print) Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 1-84617-881-9 / 9781846178818 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel Author(s): Fannie Flagg Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon More details... |
July 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 1-4000-6126-1 / 978-1-4000-6126-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven 9-Copy Floor Display Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 0-8129-6579-5 / 978-0-8129-6579-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 0-375-43214-0 / 978-0-375-43214-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 0-09-950764-1 / 978-0-09-950764-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 0-345-49488-1 / 978-0-345-49488-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2007 : Paperback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven Author(s): FANNIE FLAGG ISBN: 0-345-49915-8 / 978-0-345-49915-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 0-7011-8124-9 / 978-0-7011-8124-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto and Windus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
July 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 0-7393-0409-7 / 978-0-7393-0409-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2006 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven Author(s): Fannie Flagg ISBN: 1-4159-3067-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Books On Tape Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
November 2006 : Kindle edition
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