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Search - Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
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Book Description:
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?Members who requested this book also requested:
In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner Shimfissle discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep.
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Kim H. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another funny fast read from Ms Flagg. Maybe it makes us all where we all "can't wait to get to heaven".
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This was such a good book! I loved it!!!
I loved this book!! Lots of fun. It gave me something to think about.
One of the best books that I have read. Fannie Flagg brings her characters to life in a way that makes you feel that they are a part of your family.
Catherine L. from HAMBURG, NY wrote on 1/19/2008...This was an absolute surprise. I chose this book as something to fill time and found a wonderfully written and humorous book that gives hope to what is on the other side. The main character is who I want to be when I am in my 80's;spunky, optimistic and able to take all that she is given with grace and humility. Spend some time with her.
Stacy T. (I really enjoyed this book.It left me feeling happy.I especially enjoyed the way Heaven was depicted.
Another wonderful read by Fannie Flagg. Elner Shimfissle get stung by wasps, falls out of her fig tree and dies. We have met Elner in other Flagg books; she is quite the character. The entire book, as usual, is filled with Flagg's wonderful characters. This tells about who Elner meets in Heaven, what Heaven is like, and what happens to her there. Also what is going on with her family back on Earth. When Elner dies, I admit I cried.
Very funny book, a cute take on what Heaven might be like. Special for each person.
Linda S. (I love Fannie Flagg’s books. They are sweet and sentimental and always fun to read, without too much sappiness.
Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven is set in Elmwood Springs, MO, where several of her other books have been set. We have a handful of recurring characters, but this time the focus is on Elner Schimfissle, who is 80 years old and has fallen out of a tree and passed away. Or has she? Is Elner dreaming or is she having an after death experience? And what will this mean for her friends and family getting ready to mourn her passing?
Funny, sweet and life affirming this book brought a smile to my face and a small tear to the eye. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Anita H. (Another fabulous offering from Fannie Flagg with some many of the old characters returning. She always leaves me feeling uplifted and happy. Aunt Elner is the main character who can teach us all a thing or two. I heartily recommend this to all Flagg fans.
I love anything by this woman! She needs to write faster.