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袪褨蟹写胁芯 蟹 褔械褉胁芯薪懈屑 泻邪褉写懈薪邪谢芯屑

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袞懈胁械褕, 锌谢邪薪褍褦褕, 胁褨写泻谢邪写邪褦褕 谐褉芯褕褨 薪邪 胁褨写锌褍褋褌泻褍, 邪 褌芯写褨鈥� 袧械胁褌褨褕薪懈泄 写褨邪谐薪芯蟹 褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 泻褉邪锌泻褍 胁 锌谢邪薪邪褏. 袙褨写 褋胁芯谐芯 谢褨泻邪褉褟 袨褋胁邪谢褜写 写褨蟹薪邪褦褌褜褋褟, 褖芯 卸懈褌懈 泄芯屑褍 谢懈褕邪褦褌褜褋褟 薪械斜邪谐邪褌芯. 袘褍写械薪薪褨 锌褉芯斜谢械屑懈 胁褉邪蟹 褋褌邪褞褌褜 褋屑褨褕薪懈屑懈 泄 薪械胁邪卸谢懈胁懈屑懈. 袨褋胁邪谢褜写 胁懈褉褨褕褍褦: 写芯 写褨写褜泻邪 锌芯褏屑褍褉懈泄 效懈泻邪谐芯! 袩芯锌械褉械写褍 鈥� 袪褨蟹写胁芯. 袨褋褌邪薪薪褦 写谢褟 袨褋胁邪谢褜写邪. 袉 蟹褍褋褌褉褨褌懈 泄芯谐芯 胁褨薪 锌谢邪薪褍褦 胁 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯屑褍 胁褨写写邪谢械薪芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌械褔泻褍 锌褨写 薪邪蟹胁芯褞 袥芯褋褌-袪懈胁械褉. 袟写邪褦褌褜褋褟, 褖芯 薪邪胁褨褌褜 褔邪褋 蟹邪斜褍胁 锌褉芯 褑械 屑褨褋褑械. 孝褍褌 谢懈褋褌芯薪芯褕褨 锌械褉械褋褍胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 褔芯胁薪邪屑懈, 邪 屑褨褋褑械胁褨 卸褨薪泻懈 鈥� 褔谢械薪泻懈薪褨 褌邪褦屑薪懈褔芯褩 褋锌褨谢褜薪芯褌懈, 褟泻邪 锌褨写锌褨谢褜薪芯 褉芯斜懈褌褜 写芯斜褉褨 褋锌褉邪胁懈. 袥褞写懈 薪械褋锌褨褕薪褨 泄 蟹邪谐邪写泻芯胁褨, 褨 胁 锌芯胁褨褌褉褨 胁懈褌邪褦 邪褉芯屑邪褌 谢懈屑芯薪薪芯谐芯 锌懈褉芯谐邪. 袨写薪芯谐芯 写薪褟 袨褋胁邪谢褜写 蟹邪蟹懈褉邪褦 写芯 屑褨褋褑械胁芯褩 泻褉邪屑薪懈褔泻懈, 褍 褟泻褨泄 屑械褕泻邪褦 锌褌邪褕泻邪. 袦邪谢械薪褜泻邪 褔械褉胁芯薪邪 锌褌邪褕泻邪 薪邪 褨屑鈥櫻� 袛卸械泻. 孝邪 褑械 谢懈褕械 芯写薪械 蟹 写懈胁, 褟泻褨 褔械泻邪褞褌褜 薪邪 袨褋胁邪谢褜写邪 胁 袥芯褋褌-袪懈胁械褉褨. 校褋械-褌邪泻懈 胁褨薪 芯锌懈薪懈胁褋褟 褌褍褌 蟹芯胁褋褨屑 薪械 胁懈锌邪写泻芯胁芯鈥�

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

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Fannie Flagg

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Fannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at age nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in television, films, and the theater. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (which was produced by Universal Pictures as "Fried Green Tomatoes"), Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, Standing in the Rainbow, and A Redbird Christmas.

Flagg鈥檚 film script for "Fried Green Tomatoes" was nominated for both the Academy Award and the Writers Guild of America Award and won the highly regarded Scripters Award. She lives in California and Alabama.

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Profile Image for Tina Loves To Read.
3,074 reviews1 follower
December 15, 2024
This book is a christmas story, but I would called it a story about a town and a redbird that saves people that were lost. I cannot tell you how much a loved this story. This is the second book written by Fannie Flagg that I read, and I have loved both so much. I cannot wait to read more books by Fannie.
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3,869 reviews2,610 followers
February 11, 2014
A short, sweet book about life in small town America where good things happen to good people and bad things to bad people. A place where everyone eventually meets the love of their life and lives happily ever after. In other words suspend belief all ye who enter here but just settle back and enjoy it for what it is. Not every book you read has to be a literary masterpiece!
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36 reviews98 followers
December 17, 2014
I enjoyed this heartwarming story about a lonely man that moves to a very small town for what he believes will be his last Christmas. I enjoyed the humor with which the author weaves this tale, the characters are rich and believable, and the relationship between the man and the Redbird (Jack) is touching and sweet. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the Fannie Flagg that I knew as a comedian was also an accomplished author. This is an easy Christmas tale that I would recommend to readers of all ages.
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324 reviews142 followers
December 16, 2022
袩褉芯褔懈褌邪谢邪 蟹邪 胁械褔褨褉 鉂わ笍
袛褍褍褍卸械 褏芯褉芯褕邪, 锌褨写 泻褨薪械褑褜 屑械薪褨 斜褍谢芯 邪卸 蟹邪薪邪写褌芯 褌褉芯褏懈)) 邪谢械 褟泻褖芯 褏芯褔械褌褜褋褟 褔芯谐芯褋褜 100% 写芯斜褉芯谐芯 - 胁邪屑 褋褞写懈. 孝芯泄 褋邪屑懈泄 芦泻芯屑褎芯褉褌 褉褨写褨薪谐禄 馃馃徎
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187 reviews10 followers
August 31, 2016
***SPOILER ALERT***
Predictable. Dripping with cliche. Gaggably sappy.

Dying man is cured. Crippled orphan girl is healed and gets a mommy and a daddy. Broken-hearted bachelor finally gets to marry the true love of his youth. Spinster finds true love. Dead bird that everyone loved comes back (sort of) as a Christmas miracle. Do I need to go on?

The rest of my book club LOVED it. What does that say about me? About my book club? Not sure.
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2,210 reviews1,164 followers
December 28, 2017
Sweet story just what I need during the holidays. The reason I really enjoy this book is that it's different than other holiday books. It's involves wild birds and people in a small town Alabama, not the usual romance yet it achieves this feel-good satisfaction.
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223 reviews114 followers
October 19, 2024
Fannie Flagg writes inspirational novels and creates characters imbued with humor, goodness and moral integrity. She is creating her own world, her own society within these settings, of perhaps how the world should be. ..not how it is. The doing of good deeds is important and characters usually end with the achievement of self-actualization in some form or another. This community is usually symbolized in the small town, where neighbors support each other. The intertwining of these themes brings about a feeling of not just comfort, but of healing.












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399 reviews167 followers
November 22, 2022
褌邪 褖芯 泻邪蟹邪褌懈 - 褌邪邪泻邪 屑懈谢邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟! 褏邪泄 薪邪褩胁薪邪, 褏邪泄 薪邪写褌芯 褋芯谢芯写泻邪, 邪谢械 褔邪褋芯屑 褋邪屑械 褌邪泻懈褏 褨褋褌芯褉褨泄 锌褉芯 蟹斜褨谐懈 褌邪 写懈胁邪 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦 鉂わ笍
写芯 褋械蟹芯薪褍 写褍卸械 褉械泻芯屑械薪写褍褞!
邪谢械 褟泻褖芯 胁懈 褏芯褔邪 斜懈 褌褉芯褏懈 屑邪褦褌械 褑懈薪褨褔薪懈泄 薪邪褋褌褉褨泄, 薪械 锌械胁薪邪, 褖芯 胁芯薪邪 锌褨写褨泄写械 胁邪屑) 泻褉邪褖械 蟹邪褔械泻邪褌懈 泻褉邪褖懈泄 褔邪褋褨胁
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2,795 reviews335 followers
December 16, 2024
2024: This still holds all the charm and wonder as my previous many reads have. . .a lovely way to slip into the spirit of the holidays.

2019:
Redbird Christmas is absolutely one of my holiday favorites! Right up there with It's a Wonderful Life, and Elf, I'm so glad to listen to Fannie Flagg narrate this book.

The characters are dear and their struggles are the kind one imagines would be experienced by a neighborhood right smack dab on a river in Alabama. There is a death sentence, a duel with a Creole family, a postal worker who wants to write, elderly mothers who go nuts, a robust community group called the Polka Dots, a tragedy, crowd-sourcing, go-funding and restored love. Best of all there is Jack - that darling red bird with a sassy outlook on his birdness and the many ways he embraces it make for great pages of reading. Not to forget Patsy, the neglected girl, and our main character, Oswald T. Campbell named for a tomato soup can. . . .well, seriously, every introduction sears the character in your brain and on the shelf of characters you'd most likely want to meet! I do get tired of every fat person being wicked, lazy or stupid. . . .but FF isn't the only author who has lurched lemming-like over this particular cliff, and I'm willing to overlook it in exchange for all the other treasures this book offers.

If you've never redbirded, now's the time. It's a great read, but with Fannie narrating, it's an even better listen.

5 stars. Snow-covered, redbirded stars.
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358 reviews109 followers
November 30, 2021
What a cute story of a red bird, a little girl, and a group of men and women who band together to make life better for her.
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987 reviews183 followers
November 11, 2022
A very sweet, endearing book! What I loved about this book was the sense of community and caring among the residences of Lost River. They welcomed two strangers in their midst - Oswald Campbell, a 52 year old who was told by his doctor that he needed to get out of the winter cold ; and Patsy, a 6 yr old neglected child. It鈥檚 not a true story of course, but isn鈥檛 it nice imagining that strangers could be so caring and giving.
Perfect time to read this one as Christmas is approaching. And really, who doesn鈥檛 appreciate a Christmas miracle. !!!

Fannie Flagg read her own book and she did a marvellous job.

鈥淭hose who don鈥檛 believe in magic will never find it.鈥�
Roald Dahl
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1,644 reviews354 followers
February 15, 2023
I audio-ed this and for anyone who has read Flagg and is familiar with her friendly style of storytelling, I cannot recommend listening to her read her own books enough. I grew up in West Virginia so Flagg鈥檚 accent reminds me of any number of my relatives. She sounds so sweet and forgiving even when describing someone on a drinking binge. You know what I mean, like when someone talks about how dumb or ugly someone is, but throws a 鈥渂less their heart鈥� in every once in a while to take away the sting.

Like all of her other novels, this is set in small-town, Lost River here, and Lost River is as much a character as any of the people. We begin our story with an older man, Oswald, living in Chicago who is told he must move to the southern climate if he hopes to survive more than six months. Through a series of coincidences and misunderstandings, Oswald is able to rent a room for very little money in Lost River and packs up and migrates south.

The majority of the story is about Oswald learning to care about the others in this small community and especially how to allow them to care for him in return. In addition to the new adults he meets, Oswald鈥檚 heart is stolen by an abandoned little girl, Patsy. Not only is Patsy alone and poor, but she has a physical deformity (caused by an untreated injury) that makes her drag her foot behind her. Not only Oswald, but the entire town take it upon themselves to care for and raise this little girl. She is a lifeline for Oswald and the love Flagg shows through the story is heartwarming without being sappy.

I think Flagg鈥檚 main talent is to temper her sweet stories with truth. Real people do bad things, even the very, very good people. Flagg鈥檚 characters are no different. People fight, drink, and carry on, but their reasons allow you to love them. Flagg鈥檚 characters accept each other for what and who they are, not what and who they want each other to be. Too bad we aren't all like that.
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522 reviews412 followers
January 2, 2023
褑械 写懈胁薪邪, 邪谢械 锌褉懈褦屑薪邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪. 屑械薪褨 斜, 写芯 褉械褔褨, 薪械 锌芯写芯斜邪谢芯褋褟 褩褋褌懈 锌芯写蟹褜芯斜邪薪褨 锌芯屑褨写芯褉懈.
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9,981 reviews6 followers
December 7, 2015

Description: Oswald T. Campbell, aged fifty-two, down-and-out in a Chicago winter, is given only months to live unless he moves South... He finds himself in the small town of Lost River, Alabama, where the residents are friendly if feud-prone and eccentric to a fault. One of them, Roy, keeps a red cardinal, a once wounded bird called Jack. Patsy, a sad, sweet little kid with a crippled leg, from the trailer park up in the woods, takes to dropping by the store - and falls in love with Jack.

Flagg takes us on an emotional roller-coaster ride through the lives and hearts of an engaging crew of misfits, fixers and ordinary good-hearted folk, set against the vivid natural backdrop of a mellow Alabama winter, along the riverside where birds and fish abound. Her enchanting story culminates at Christmastide with surprises and a magical 'redbird' moment.



Opening: The Windy City: It was only November sixth but Chicago had just been hit with its second big blizzard of the season, and Mr Oswald T Campbell guessed he had stepped in every ice-cold ankle-deep puddle of dirty white slush it was possible to step in, trying to get to his appointment.

Somewhat twee, yet not as saccharine as some. Surely the term is Cajun not Creole, if my cult-yar classes steered me right.
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28 reviews86 followers
December 23, 2024
袦邪斜褍褌褜, 褟 薪邪写褌芯 褑懈薪褨褔薪懈泄 写谢褟 褌芯谐芯, 邪斜懈 薪邪褋芯谢芯写卸褍胁邪褌懈褋褜 褌邪泻懈屑懈 写芯斜褉懈屑懈 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟屑懈. 小褍褑褨谢褜薪邪 泻邪蟹泻邪, 褍褋褨 褖邪褋谢懈胁褨. 些芯 褏芯褉芯褕械 褍 褑褨泄 泻薪懈蟹褨 鈥� 褑械 谐褍屑芯褉, 肖械薪薪褨 肖谢械覒覒 褍屑褨褦 卸邪褉褌褍胁邪褌懈.
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427 reviews45 followers
January 1, 2024
4.5鈽�

袉褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 写懈胁芯, 褍 褟泻械 褟泻褖芯 褋懈谢褜薪芯 胁褨褉懈褌懈 - 蟹写褨泄褋薪懈褌褜褋褟. 袙懈褟胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 肖谢械谐谐 屑芯卸械 褖芯褋褜 褨 褑褨泻邪胁械 锌懈褋邪褌懈 :)
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403 reviews71 followers
January 10, 2023
3.5/5

袩芯褔薪褨屑芯 蟹 芯褔械胁懈写薪芯谐芯: 褔械褉胁芯薪懈泄 泻邪褉写懈薪邪谢 鈥� 褑械 褌邪泻邪 褔械褉胁芯薪邪 锌褌邪褕泻邪 (邪薪谐谢褨泄褋褜泻芯褞 褌邪泻芯卸 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 redbird), 邪 薪械 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褨泄 泻邪褉写懈薪邪谢 胁 褔械褉胁芯薪褨泄 屑邪薪褌褨褩 褔懈 蟹 泻褉懈胁邪胁芯褞 褉械锌褍褌邪褑褨褦褞.

袙懈斜邪褔褌械, 褟泻褖芯 泻芯谐芯褋褜 褉芯蟹褔邪褉褍胁邪谢邪.

校卸械 薪械屑芯谢芯写芯屑褍 袨褋胁邪谢褜写褍 谢褨泻邪褉 锌芯胁褨写芯屑谢褟褦 薪械胁褌褨褕薪褨 薪芯胁懈薪懈: 卸懈褌懈 泄芯屑褍 谢懈褕懈谢芯褋褟 薪械写芯胁谐芯. 袆 胁懈褏褨写 鈥� 锌芯褩褏邪褌懈 泻褍写懈褋褜 胁 褌械锌谢褨 泻褉邪褩, 褖芯 褌褉芯褏懈 锌褉芯写芯胁卸懈褌褜 泄芯屑褍 卸懈褌褌褟. 袨褋胁邪谢褜写褍 薪褨褔芯谐芯 胁褌褉邪褔邪褌懈, 胁褨薪 褋懈褉芯褌邪, 褉芯蟹谢褍褔械薪懈泄, 胁 屑褨褋褌褨 泄芯谐芯 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪械 褌褉懈屑邪褦. 孝邪泻 泄芯谐芯 蟹邪薪芯褋懈褌褜 写芯 袥芯褋褌-袪懈胁械褉邪 鈥� 薪械胁械谢懈泻芯谐芯 屑褨褋褌械褔泻邪 蟹 胁褨褔薪芯 褌械锌谢芯褞 锌芯谐芯写芯褞 褨 写芯斜褉芯写褍褕薪懈屑懈 谢褞写褜屑懈. 孝邪屑 胁褨薪 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 写褉褍蟹褨胁, 褋褨屑'褞 褌邪 褋胁芯褦 锌芯泻谢懈泻邪薪薪褟. 袉 锌芯泻褉邪褖褍褦 蟹写芯褉芯胁'褟, 蟹胁褨褋薪芯.

携 薪械 褔懈褌邪谢邪 褉邪薪褨褕械 肖谢械覒覒, 邪谢械 褔褍谢邪, 褖芯 泻薪懈卸泻懈 胁 薪械褩 胁邪薪褨谢褜薪褨, 褨 锌褉邪胁写邪 胁 褌芯屑褍 褦. 袦械薪褨 锌械褉械写 袧芯胁懈屑 褉芯泻芯屑 褨 褏芯褌褨谢芯褋褟 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 褔芯谐芯褋褜 褌邪泻芯谐芯 写芯斜褉芯谐芯, 褖芯斜 褌褉邪锌懈谢芯褋褟 写懈胁芯 褨 胁 谐械褉芯褟 锌芯褌械锌谢褨谢芯 薪邪 写褍褕褨, 褌芯卸 "袪褨蟹写胁芯 蟹 褔械褉胁芯薪懈屑 泻邪褉写懈薪邪谢芯屑" 褋褌邪谢芯 薪械锌芯谐邪薪懈屑 胁邪褉褨邪薪褌芯屑.

袟褨蟹薪邪褞褋褟, 锌褨褋谢褟 蟹邪胁'褟蟹泻懈 蟹 "卸懈褌懈 蟹邪谢懈褕懈谢芯褋褟 薪械写芯胁谐芯" 褟 芯褔褨泻褍胁邪谢邪 斜褨谢褜褕械 写褉邪屑懈 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 薪邪锌褉褟屑泻褍, 芯写薪邪泻 褑械 薪械 斜褍谢芯 屑械褌芯褞 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈卸泻懈. 孝械泻褋褌 蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褌褜 薪邪褋 蟹 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟屑懈 褨薪褕懈褏 谢褞写械泄 褑褜芯谐芯 屑褨褋褌械褔泻邪, 蟹邪谢褍褔邪褞褔懈 胁 薪懈褏 锌械胁薪懈屑 褔懈薪芯屑 褨 袨褋胁邪谢褜写邪. 袟芯泻褉械屑邪, 写褍卸械 屑懈谢邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 屑邪谢械薪褜泻芯褩 写褨胁褔懈薪泻懈 蟹 褎褨蟹懈褔薪芯褞 胁邪写芯褞, 褟泻褍 卸懈褌械谢褨 袥芯褋褌-袪懈胁械褉邪 褎邪泻褌懈褔薪芯 胁写芯褔械褉褟褞褌褜.

笑褨泻邪胁芯, 褖芯 胁 褌械泻褋褌褨 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 薪械屑邪褦 胁械谢懈泻懈褏 泻芯薪褎谢褨泻褌褨胁, 褟泻褨 斜 蟹斜褍褉褞胁邪谢懈 褋械褉褑械 褨 蟹屑褍褕褍胁邪谢懈 谐褉懈蟹褌懈 薪褨谐褌褨 胁褨写 薪械褌械褉锌褨薪薪褟 写褨蟹薪邪褌懈褋褟, 褔懈 蟹屑芯卸褍褌褜 谐械褉芯褩 褩褏 胁懈褉褨褕懈褌懈. 袦芯屑械薪褌邪屑懈 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟, 褖芯 锌褉芯斜谢械屑懈 鈥� 褨 褌芯 写芯胁芯谢褨 械泻蟹懈褋褌械薪褑褨泄薪褨 鈥� 胁懈褉褨褕褍褞褌褜褋褟 写芯褋懈褌褜 谢械谐泻芯, 锌褉芯褌械, 屑芯卸谢懈胁芯, 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 褨 褋褍褌褜. 袨褋胁邪谢褜写 锌褉懈褩卸写卸邪褦 胁 袥芯褋褌-袪懈胁械褉 锌芯屑械褉褌懈 薪邪 褋邪屑芯褌褨, 邪谢械 锌芯褋褌褍锌芯胁芯 写芯蟹胁芯谢褟褦 褋芯斜褨 卸懈褌懈 泄 胁褨写泻褉懈胁邪褌懈褋褟 褨薪褕懈屑 谢褞写褟屑, 邪 褌邪泻芯卸 胁褨写泻褉懈胁邪褌懈 褋邪屑芯谐芯 褋械斜械. 袉 褑械泄 锌械褉械褏褨写 写芯胁芯谢褨 斜械蟹泻芯薪褎谢褨泻褌薪懈泄. 袞懈褌械谢褨 褉邪写褨 写芯谢褍褔懈褌懈 泄芯谐芯 写芯 褋胁芯褦褩 谐褉芯屑邪写懈, 胁芯薪懈 褖懈褉芯 写斜邪褞褌褜 芯写薪械 锌褉芯 芯写薪芯谐芯 鈥� 褨 谐芯褌芯胁褨 褌邪泻 褋邪屑芯 谐芯褌芯胁褨 写斜邪褌懈 锌褉芯 薪褜芯谐芯. 袧械 写懈胁薪芯, 褖芯 袨褋胁邪谢褜写 褋懈谢褜薪芯 褩屑 褨 薪械 芯锌懈褉邪褦褌褜褋褟 :)

袛胁邪 屑芯屑械薪褌懈, 褟泻褨 屑械薪褨 薪邪泄斜褨谢褜褕械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褜: 褌械, 褖芯 袨褋胁邪谢褜写 褋褌邪胁 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻芯屑, 褨 写褉褍卸斜邪 写褨胁褔懈薪泻懈 蟹 褔械褉胁芯薪懈屑 泻邪褉写懈薪邪谢芯屑.

袟邪谐邪谢褜薪械 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟: 泻薪懈卸泻邪 斜械蟹 谐芯褋褌褉芯褌懈, 邪谢械 褋芯谢芯写泻邪胁芯-锌褉懈褦屑薪邪, 褌邪泻邪, 褟泻褍 褔懈褌邪褞褌褜 胁 屑芯屑械薪褌懈, 泻芯谢懈 褏芯褔械褌褜褋褟, 褖芯斜 褍 胁褋褨褏 胁褋械 褋泻褨薪褔懈谢芯褋褟 写芯斜褉械 褨 褖芯斜 谐械褉芯褟 薪械 斜懈谢懈, 邪 芯斜褨泄屑邪谢懈.
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September 1, 2023
Catching up with Reviews from Library Book Discussion picks.

So, Oswald is told he has a year to live.

叠耻迟鈥�

If he moves to a warmer climate, he may live a bit longer.

厂辞鈥�

Off he goes to Lost River, Alabama where he is quickly embraced by the community.

础苍诲鈥�

There we find quite a few lost souls, too.

Betty, the landlady. Roy, the shopkeeper. Patsy, the neglected child.

And then there is Jack, a Red Cardinal Bird who as an injured chick is being looked after by Roy at the store and is beloved by all.

This story has many stories within. Feuds. A bride left at the altar. A secret society of older ladies. And of course, Oswald.

How does Oswald fit in with all the other lost souls?

Fannie Flagg is an artist. She is an amazing storyteller who not only brings to life the atmosphere, but her characters are life-like and believable.

There are so many other characters that come through to appreciate, that as readers we feel like we are sitting in the store eavesdropping on all the comings and goings鈥�

As well as being a part of Jack鈥檚 rebirth, too.

Not to say that this won鈥檛 be a roller coaster ride at times.

Just know this鈥�

A roller coaster does lift us up, too! And this story will make us laugh and give us a sense of warmth and cuddly and a good feeling of humanity wrapped in a warm blanket.

叠别肠补耻蝉别鈥�

There are miracles in Lost River, Alabama.

And as I remember鈥�

A perfect book discussion selection.
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December 22, 2016
A sweet and heartwarming story. Loved the red bird element and the small-town environment.
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December 10, 2022

鈥橧t was only November sixth but Chicago had just been hit with its second big blizzard of the season, and Mr. Oswald T. Campbell guessed he had stepped in every ice-cold ankle-deep puddle of dirty white slush it was possible to step in, trying to get to his appointment. When he finally arrived, he had used up every cussword in his rather large vocabulary of cusswords, owed in part to his short stint in the army. He was greeted by the receptionist and handed a clipboard.鈥�

He鈥檚 handed a clipboard to fill out with the usual information, name, address, age, sex, hair, eyes, weight, marital status, children - next to which he writes, No, thank God鈥� - closest living relative, and next to 鈥淧lease list your complaints below:鈥� he writes 鈥橳he Cubs need a new second basemen.鈥� Ignoring the remaining questions, he signs his name and hands it back.

When he finally sees the doctor, the news isn鈥檛 good.

鈥橫r. Campbell, I鈥檓 going to tell it to you straight. In your present condition you won鈥檛 live through another Chicago winter. You need to get out of her to a milder climate as soon as possible, because if you don鈥檛鈥攚ell, frankly, I鈥檓 not sure I would give you until Christmas.鈥�

Waiting for a bus, still replaying what this doctor had shared, he realized that this may just be his last Christmas, and with this on his mind, once he is able to get on the next bus, he pulls out the brochure his doctor had given him. He contemplates it for a while before deciding the best thing he can do for both himself and his ex-wife is to go away, at least for a while. And so he leaves the Windy City and heads to Lost River in Alabama.

What happens once he arrives is an experience he鈥檚 not really prepared for, the people are all more friendly than he鈥檚 used to, but he slowly begins to respond in return. As in most of Flagg鈥檚 books, there is a charm that is liberally sprinkled with a variety of characters, some quirky, some charming, a few crotchety ones thrown in for good measure, as well as a wounded redbird named Jack, and a young girl whose wounds are both physical and emotional.

A magical story of healing through love.
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January 21, 2024
笑褟 泻薪懈谐邪 褍胁褨泄褕谢邪 胁 屑褨泄 褌芯锌 2023 褉芯泻褍, 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褟泻 谐邪褉薪邪 褉褨蟹写胁褟薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪, 邪 褖懈褉邪 褌邪 谐谢懈斜芯泻邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 褖芯 褔褨锌谢褟褦. 袙芯薪邪 锌芯写邪褉褍胁邪谢邪 屑械薪褨 薪邪写褨褞 褌邪 胁褨褉褍 褍 泻褉邪褖械, 邪 褑械 褌械 褖芯 锌芯褌褉褨斜薪芯 胁 斜褍写褜-褟泻褍 锌芯褉褍 褉芯泻褍.

袙褋械 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褌褜褋褟 写芯褋懈褌褜 锌芯褏屑褍褉芯 褨 胁邪卸泻芯, 褋邪屑芯褌薪褨泄 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻, 褏胁芯褉芯斜邪 褨 胁褨写褔邪泄写褍褕薪械 褉褨褕械薪薪褟, 褟泻械 褟泻 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁卸械 屑邪谢芯 薪邪 褖芯 屑芯卸械 胁锌谢懈薪褍褌懈.

孝邪泻芯卸 褑褟 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 谢褞写械泄, 锌褉芯 褖懈褉褍 写褉褍卸斜褍, 锌褉芯 胁邪卸谢懈胁褨褋褌褜 锌褨写褌褉懈屑泻懈 褌邪 褌械, 褖芯 褨薪芯写褨 写褨泄褋薪芯 胁邪褉褌芯 胁褨写泻褉懈褌懈褋褜 芯褌芯褔褍褞褔懈屑. 孝邪泻芯卸 锌褉芯 褕邪薪褋懈, 褟泻褨 蟹始褟胁谢褟褞褌褜褋褟 褍 薪邪褕芯屑褍 卸懈褌褌褨 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褌邪泻. 袉 蟹胁褨褋薪芯 锌褉芯 褔褍写芯, 褟泻械 薪邪胁褨褌褜 褍 褉械邪谢褜薪芯屑褍 卸懈褌褌褨 屑芯卸械 褋褌邪褌懈褋褜.
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748 reviews148 followers
December 23, 2018
I read this book more than seven years ago, but barely remembered it. I was in the mood for a comfort, Christmas read, and this was perfect. This story touched my heart, as pretty much all Fannie Flagg books do. Yes, they often are a bit predictable and a bit like a 鈥淗allmark鈥� movie, but sometimes that鈥檚 what we need. Reading them makes me wish that I lived in that world 鈥� full of southern charm, where people are genuinely hospitable, caring, and compassionate.

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433 reviews170 followers
December 13, 2020
I'm starting to just Love Fannie Flagg books. Did I tell you I picked up 3 at the Thrift Store, one of which was Signed!
This is my third book by her. I love her characters, her writing, her themes, and just being able to relax and read a good, sometimes funny, always thoughtful, book. Her theme is subtle, but you can find it.
The Only criticism I have is that the ending seemed rushed. Sort of, okay, long enough, let's just tie up loose ends in this chapter. But I won't say that was a negative for me.
In all of her books, I would love to meet the characters again. If anyone knows of some of her books that do that, please let me know. Definitely will be reading at least one or two in 2021.
Highly recommended.
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1,277 reviews123 followers
December 24, 2017
I listened to this as an audiobook, read by Fannie Flagg. She gives the perfect nuance to the quintessential southern charm she embodies in her novels. Filled with loveable, eccentric characters that touched my heart, making me feel a part of their community. Humourous, sometimes tragic and brimming with love and hope, a wonderful story of a Christmas miracle.
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April 18, 2008
Absolutely the best Christmas book ever! It's sweet, funny and touching. I've read it 4 times and given copies to friends. Fannie Flagg herself reads the audio version and I hear she's working on a movie version. I vote for William H. Macy for the lead.
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December 13, 2014
I finished this in one day which is rare and means I really liked it and could not put it down. There are many mysterious twists and turns to keep it interesting to the very end. Its very heart warming for Christmas too.
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December 23, 2017
袣薪懈谐邪褌邪 褋懈 械 褔懈褋褌懈 2 蟹胁械蟹写懈, 锌褗谢薪邪 械 褋 泻谢懈褕械褌邪 芯褌 锌褗褉胁邪 写芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪邪 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑邪. 袧芯 胁 屑芯屑械薪褌邪 褟胁薪芯 懈屑邪屑 薪褍卸写邪 褌芯褔薪芯 芯褌 泻褍锌褔懈薪泻邪 褍褞褌薪懈 泻谢懈褕械褌邪, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 褋谢邪谐邪屑 褉芯蟹芯胁懈褌械 褔懈褌邪褌械谢褋泻懈 芯褔懈谢邪 懈 写邪胁邪屑 3 蟹胁械蟹写懈 褋 泻械褎 :)
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391 reviews25 followers
December 12, 2021
A feel good story, perfect for the holidays, about a curmudgeonly man who receives bad news about his health, and so travels to a small southern town for warmer weather and less stress, to live out his final days. There he befriends many of the town鈥檚 residents who bring him back to life, in more ways than he can imagine.
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