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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780345485601
ISBN number: 0345485602
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 336
Printing Date: September 13, 2005
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: September 13, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 22963
Studio: Ballantine Books
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In Fannie Flagg’s high-spirited very 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.
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I purchased this book for my daughter. She likes to read Fannie Flagg books. I would recommend her books to every one I know.
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This is another of Fannie Flaggs deeply delightful books. The rich characture development is so attention grabbing. What a joy to follow along through the eyes and words of a pre-teen on into adulthood. Another cast of zany oddfellows. I recommend this to young and older readers alike.
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I read this book back in 1992 when it very first came out in paperback. I was eleven at the time. I can recall finishing it and immediately starting it again. I think I read it six times just that year. When I was eleven, I thought I WAS Daisy Fay. I pictured myself starring in the movie, which I knew was going to come out someday (why, why why why hasn't it come out, 16 years later?). As a young girl, this book captured me in a way that the Babysitters Club or Sweet Valley never could (back then we didn't have Harry Potter!). I even "performed" the very first chapter (diary entry) for a class project.
Zoom forward to 2008. I have read this book a MINIMUM of once a year, every year, since I very first read it. It is still my favorite book of all time, even with my current "style" of reading being quite different than Daisy Fay (my other favorite book is Steppenwolf - not exactly your DFATMM). Any time I am having a bad day, I know that I can go read Daisy Fay and immediately feel better. I'm 27 now, but sometimes I still feel like little miss Daisy Fay is my best friend.
While I am a fan of ALL Fannie Flagg books and characters, this one strikes me as the most heartfelt, warm, and genuine character that she has ever created. Daisy Fay is a quick read (even the slowest reader can get through it in a week - quick readers, bet on an afternoon), but aside from the ease of reading - it is a powerful, touching story of a goofy, awesome, hilarious, and outspoken girl - the girl we all love.
Thank you, Fannie Flagg, for filling my entire life with your fascinating and wonderful characters (especially my Daisy Fay). :)
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Fannie Flagg Is the Best Writer I have come across in many years. She has a magic on par with Mark Twain. You will fall in love with her novels and I would recommend any and all. I cant say enough good things about her. Even before I finished my very first book of hers I ordered all of the rest! I only hope she writes many more as they are each a jewel and a treasure. Happy reading.
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This is one of the funniest books I have ever read, if not the funniest. Great for a gift or for an introduction to the work of the author, Fannie Flagg. I highly recommend this book!
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