Those of you who live in the D.C. metro area can relate to bad commutes. Mine improved exponentially when I started listening to audio books on my way to work. One of my favorites was Fannie Flagg's Standing in the Rainbow. Flagg is the genius behind Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe, better known to the masses as the movie version, Fried Green Tomatoes.Flagg reads the novel herself and does a superb job. All of the characters have different voices and you are immediately transported to the town of Elmwood Springs, Missouri, starting in 1946 and going right through to the millennium. Before Flagg became a bestselling novelist, she was a morning radio host, and then an actress and a regular on popular television shows. You may remember her as Nurse Wilkins in Grease. Obviously she's got the credentials to make an excellent audio reader, especially for her own novel, because her love for it really comes through.
The story revolves around Neighbor Dorothy, a local radio personality who broadcasts right from her living room, her pharmacist husband, Doc, and their two children, Bobby and Anna Lee. Along with this dynamic family, the novel hosts a realm of characters you can't help but love. The more you listen, the more you become involved and really don't want the story to end. Add in Flagg's amazing take on modern American history, and you have the recipe for some of the most enjoyable hours you'll ever spend.
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