Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie Flagg
Unhappy and dissatisfied housewife Evelyn Couch befriends the elderly Ninny Threadgoode while visiting her mother-in-law at a nursing home. Threadgoode tells Couch the story of two women, tomboy Idgie and beautiful but abused Ruth, and the small town café they ran together during the Depression.
The Whistle Stop Café become a haven for the poor, people of colour, and abused women like Ruth herself. Evelyn is inspired by stories of Ruth and Idgie facing off against the Ku Klux Klan, the abusive husband and the local sheriff, and soon she finds herself making empowered life changes. Idgie and Ruth form the perfect unspoken lesbian couple who run the cafe for others to find relief from the cruelties of the world. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café doesn’t label the women as lesbians, but instead explores the power of love and companionship, and the heart’s partnership of love. ~ Sue Molyneaux for LesbianFunWorld
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Details
| ISBN | 978-0449911358 |
| Genre | Movie/Media Tie-In; Fiction |
| Copyright Date | 1987 |
| Publication Date | 21-Jan-97 |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 432 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| BookID | 4326 |
