title: The Whole Town's Talking: A Novel (Random House Large Print)
author:  Fannie Flagg 
description: [A] witty multigenerational saga . . . [Fannie] Flaggs down-home wisdom, her affable humor and her long view of life offer a pleasant respite in nerve-jangling times.<b><i>People</i></b><br /><br /><i>The Whole Towns Talking</i>[is] Fannie Flagg at her best.<b><i>Florida Times Union</i></b><br /><br />If theres one thing Fannie Flagg can do better than anybody else, its tell a story, and she outdoes herself in <i>The Whole Towns Talking</i>. . . . Another brilliant novelequally on the level as her famous <i>Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe</i>.<b><i>The Newport Plain Talk</i></b><br /><br /> Told with warmth, humor and remarkable characters, this touching novel is a tribute to the indomitable spirit of love.<b><i>The Columbus Dispatch</i></b><br /><br /> Delightful.<b><i>The Washington Post</i></b><br /><br />I could not put this book down and didnt want the tale to end. Fannie Flagg does it again; a great read you wont want to miss.<b><i>The Missourian</i></b><br /><br />Its a sweeping, cinematic approach. . . . Flaggs gentle storytelling makes the novel an easy, comfortable read that will leave a reader thinking about life, love and loss<b>Minneapolis<i>Star Tribune</i></b><br /><br />[Fannie Flagg] creates a world familiar in its reality and its hopes, and she displays her storytelling skills, ones that are enhanced by her humanity, her optimism and her big heart. . . .<i>The Whole Towns Talking</i>[is] a story of lifes peaks, valleys and ordinary daysand a ringing affirmation of love, community and life itself.<b><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch</i></b><br /><br /><i>The Whole Towns Talking</i>is warm and inviting. Flaggs Elmwood Springs novels are comfort reads of the best kind, warm and engaging without flash or fuss.<b><i>Miami Herald</i></b><br /><br />Flaggs humor shines through as she chronicles their successes, disappointments, and even a mysterious murder or two. . . . The interwoven lives of these completely engaging characters twist and turn in unexpected ways, making this chronicle of a close-knit community a pleasure to read.<b><i>BookPage</i></b><br /><br />[A] charming tale.<b><i>Booklist</i><br /><br />Praise for Fannie Flagg </b><br /> <b></b><br /> A born storyteller.<b><i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b>
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  ALSO BY JENNI FAGAN
  
  The Panopticon
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  Copyright © 2016 by Jenni Fagan
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  Published in the United States by Hogarth, an imprint of the Crown Publishing
  Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
  
  [crownpublishing.com](http://crownpublishing.com)
  
  HOGARTH is a trademark of the Random House Group Limited, and the H colophon
  is a trademark of Penguin Random House LLC.
  
  Originally published in Great Britain by William Heinemann, a division of
  Random House Group Limited, London, in 2016.
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Fagan, Jenni,
  author.
  
  Title: The sunlight pilgrims : a novel / Jenni Fagan.
  
  Description: First American edition. | New York : Hogarth, [2016]
  
  