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Daisy Fay and the miracle man / Fannie Flagg.
"Daisy Fay Harper turns 17 during the 1950s, and her experiences evoke the time in the deep South of strapless net evening gowns and Red Ryder"--NoveList.
Record details
- ISBN: 0345485602 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780345485601 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 327 p. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 2005 Ballantine Books trade pbk. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previously published as: Coming attractions. 1981. This edition includes a reading group guide. |
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| Subject: | Fathers and daughters > Fiction. Girls > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Pastoral fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | FLAGG F (Text) | 33126013420165 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | FLAGG F (Text) | 33126013420173 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A coming-of-age story set on the Gulf Coast follows the adventures and misadventures of Daisy Fay, a straight-shooting girl with an eye for the bizarre, from a lonely eleven-year-old girl to the unlikely winner of the Miss Mississippi contest six years later. By the author ofFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe . Reader's Guide included. Reprint 10,000 first printing. - Random House, Inc.
“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