Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

by Fannie Flagg

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Rediscover the ultimate comfort read in the classic story of friendship, loyalty and secrets set in the deep south of America in the 1930s.


The day Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison opened the Whistle Stop Cafe, the town took a turn for the better. It was the Depression and that cafe was a home from home for many of us. You could get eggs, grits, bacon, ham, coffee and a smile for 25 cents. Ruth was just the sweetest girl you ever met. And Idgie? She was a character, all right. You never saw anyone so headstrong. But how anybody could have thought she murdered that man is beyond me.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a mouth-watering tale of love, laughter and mystery. It will lift your spirits and above all it'll remind you of the secret to life: friends.

'A richly comic, poignant narrative' Harper Lee

  • ISBN10 039456152X
  • ISBN13 9780394561523
  • Publish Date 12 August 1987
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Random House (NY)
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 403
  • Language English