Something to Look Forward To

Fictions

De: Fannie Flagg

Narrado por: Fannie Flagg

Joyful and surprising interconnected stories that celebrate the ways people from all across America are learning to cope and to connect in a changing world—from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Fannie Flagg once said that what the world needs now is a good laugh. And that is what she gives us in these thirty warmhearted, often hilarious, always surprising stories about Americans finding clever ways of dealing with the curveballs life throws at us.

We meet Velma from Kansas, a loving great-grandmother who struggles to bridge the generational divide with her great-grandchild in California. Why, for instance, does her great-grandchild sign letters to Velma with “(they/them)”? We cheer for Helen, in Ithaca, New York, who takes an audacious course of action when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. Four men in Bent Fork, Wyoming, make a bold decision after learning that the café where they eat breakfast every day is about to be sold to a stranger from out of town. And observing them all is Special Agent Frawley, an odd visitor from another planet, sent to Earth to figure out what makes human beings tick, only to fall in love with one of them—and with her cat.

With her infectious humor, wild imagination, and her great understanding of Americans—and of the human heart—Fannie Flagg holds up a mirror to all of us and lets us laugh at the sometimes eccentric, sometimes brilliant ways people learn to deal with and, ultimately, prevail over life’s challenges.

©2025 Fannie Flagg (P)2025 Random House Audio

Another great book by Fannie Flagg

Funny, heartwarming and full of life lessons that are just right for our times. And the narration by the author ...extra wonderful bonus. Couldn't have loved it more.

Fanny Flagg’s voice reading her stories

I bought the book not realizing it was a book of short stories which I don’t ever bother with. These were fun

Fannie Flagg tops herself...and that's saying a lot

With this book you get a full view of this Lady's incredible imagination. Lots of laughs and some interesting surprises.
Do NOT miss this one.

Another gem by Fannie Flagg

Smsll hits of a great storyteller. Wish it were longer. Will go back to listen to her other titles. Sentimental snd sweetly told!

Saccharin sentimental claptrap

Even at her best, no one would call Fanny Flagg a writer of great literature but her stories can be funny, entertaining, perhaps even at times, poignant. They are generally a light read and in the past I have read them as a light break after having read deeper, more substantial works. Such was the reason for choosing this book. I simply don’t know where to start…this was possibly the worst book I’ve ever listened to or read! The characters were cliches, the plots trite, predictable, sappy, and contrived. I cannot believe anyone would publish such shoddy writing. This isn’t even high school composition level worthy. Don’t waste your time or brain cells on this one!