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coroboreefarm
Jan 03, 2018coroboreefarm rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A quirky view of life and death in Fannie Flagg’s Elmwood Springs Missouri, where being dead and buried does not mean that you lose interest in the gossip and goings on in the small town lying in the valley below the peaceful Still Meadows Cemetery. This heartwarming story traces the activities of the town’s founder Lorder Nordstrom and a group of his relatives, friends and other individuals as they live, and die through the decades from the founding of the town in the 1889 to its demise in 2021. Like most of Fannie Flagg’s novels, this is a delightful read, filled with tales of a variety of folksy and lovable characters. It provides an interesting perspective on the story of the immigrant settlers who came to North America to find peace and prosperity, and mirrors the development and demise of many similar small towns. Humorous, moving and uplifting, this is a most satisfying read. If you like this story, you may enjoy Edgar Lee Master's Spoon River Anthology, and Thornton Wilder's Our Town.