Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg

Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg

"A hilarious, endearing novel."--Los Angeles Times

In Fannie Flagg's high-spirited first novel, we meet Daisy Fay Harper in the spring of 1952, where she's "not doing much except sitting around waiting for the sixth grade." When she leaves Shell Beach, Mississippi, in September 1959, she is packed up and ready for the Miss America Pageant, vowing "I won't come back until I'm somebody." But in our hearts she already is.

Sassy and irreverent from the get-go, Daisy Fay takes us on a rollicking journey through her formative years on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. There, at The End of the Road of the South, the family malt shop freezer holds unspeakable things, society maven Mrs. Dot hosts Junior Debutante meetings and shares inspired thoughts for the week (such as "sincerity is as valuable as radium"), and Daisy Fay's Daddy hatches a quick-cash scheme that involves resurrecting his daughter from the dead in a carefully orchestrated miracle. Along the way, Daisy Fay does a lot of growing up, emerging as one of the most hilarious, appealing, and prized characters in modern fiction.

Praise for Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man

"Sheer unbeatable entertainment."--Cosmopolitan

"Unforgettable and irresistible."--Chattanooga Free Press

"Side-splittingly funny."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Fannie Flagg's career began in fifth grade, when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play, The Whoopee Girls, and she hasn't looked back since. She began writing and producing television specials at the age of nineteen, and eventually wrote for and appeared on Candid Camera. She subsequently went on to make a name for herself as a writer and actress in television, cinema, and theater. Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, and Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! are among her New York Times bestseller novels. Flagg's screenplay for Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for an Academy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award, as well as winning the prestigious Scripter Award for outstanding screenplay of the year. Flagg splits his time between California and Alabama.

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ISBN 13	9780345485601
ISBN 10	0345485602
Title	Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
Author	Fannie Flagg
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2005-09-13
Number of pages	336
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