Welcome back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri! Yes, Fannie Flagg takes us on another nostalgic trip to Elmwood Springs, the home town I wish I came from. This story centers around Aunt Elner Shimfissle and her niece Norma. It really is a sweet farewell to wonderful, loony Aunt Elner. Aunt Elner is such an innocent, good creature you can't help but love her. She's a true saint, though she would probably deny it, remembering that time she fed ex-lax candy to the bratty kid who threw rocks at her cat! We lose Aunt Elner, but true to character, Elner manages to die twice. In between deaths she takes an elevator ride to heaven where she meets God. Or should I say Gods? Because God is Neighbor Dorothy and her husband, from Elmwood Springs' old timey radio show of the 1940s and 50s. The hubby did all the technical stuff of creation and Dorothy supplied the beauty. Aunt Elner's heaven features candy striped zebras and polka dot squirrels, among other wonders.
If you liked the other novels featuring the folks of Elmwood Springs, then you'll probably enjoy this one too.
Review from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/dec/17/fiction.features.
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