I Still Dream About You by Fannie
Flagg is a story of two real estate agents in 2008. Margaret
Anne Fortenberry was Miss Alabama, but now her goal is to commit suicide
without inconveniencing anybody. Her friend Brenda Peoples wants to be the
first black woman mayor of Birmingham Alabama. In a story where the good are exceptionally
good and the bad are very few, virtue is rewarded, and evil is punished. Maggie,
one of the good, is constantly thwarted and forced to delay her carefully
planned departure.
The 2008 narrative is interspersed with historical flashbacks to the 18th century development of Birmingham Alabama, once second to Pittsburgh in steel production, also to the post-World War II era, and Civil Rights. From an historical point-of-view the book praises the 1950s and regrets the bad reputation Birmingham received during Civil Rights. Written in 2010, you can see the nostalgia that might have led to the MAGA slogan.
A happy story of memorable characters and intricate plots.
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