The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg is a heartwarming novel that alternates between the present day story of Sookie, a Southern woman who discovers she was adopted, and the past story of the Jurdabralinski sisters from Wisconsin who were part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during WWII. The book beautifully weaves together themes of family, identity, and the courage of women who served in the war.
The dual narrative style of the book, switching between Sookie's journey of self-discovery and the historical background of the Polish sisters in WWII, adds depth and richness to the storytelling. Fannie Flagg's writing captures the essence of Southern charm and Midwestern grit, creating colorful characters and an engaging plot that explores the connections between different generations of women and the impact of family secrets.
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The one and only Fannie Flagg, beloved author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, and I Still Dream About You, is at her hilarious and superb best in this new comic mystery novel about two women who are forced to reimagine who they are.
Mrs. Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, has just married off the last of her daughters and is looking forward to relaxing and perhaps traveling with her husband, Earle. The only thing left to contend with is her mother, the formidable Lenore Simmons Krackenberry. Lenore may be a lot of fun for other people, but is, for the most part, an overbearing presence for her daughter. Then one day, quite by accident, Sookie discovers a secret about her mother's past that knocks her for a loop and suddenly calls into question everything she ever thought she knew about herself, her family, and her future.
Sookie begins a search for answers that takes her to California, the Midwest, and back in time, to the 1940s, when an irrepressible woman named Fritzi takes on the job of running her family's filling station. Soon truck drivers are changing their routes to fill up at the All-Girl Filling Station. Then, Fritzi sees an opportunity for an even more groundbreaking adventure. As Sookie learns about the adventures of the girls at the All-Girl Filling Station, she finds herself with new inspiration for her own life.
Fabulous, fun-filled, spanning decades and generations, and centered on a little-known aspect of America's twentieth-century story, The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is another irresistible novel by the remarkable Fannie Flagg.
Praise for The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
"A beautifully told tale, world-class humor, and characters who live forever in a grateful reader's world. Fannie Flagg keeps getting better and better. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion proves it."-Pat Conroy
"If all the self-help books that promote ways to 'find yourself' were stacked in an enormous pile . . . none would approach the sweet wisdom with which Flagg infuses The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion."-Richmond Times-Dispatch
"It's Flagg's pleasure to hit her characters with several happy endings, but the real happiness is that she's given us another lovable-and quirky-novel."-The Washington Post
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Fannie Flagg's career started in the fifth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, titled The Whoopee Girls, and she has not stopped since. At age nineteen she began writing and producing television specials, and later…
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