Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg

Flagg (Fried Green Tomatoes) is the funniest female writer of the day. Her stories are right up there with my very favorite funnies -- Patrick Dennis (Little Me, The President's Lady).  Her story telling mesmerizes me.  She is The South personified and narrates as the insider that she is.  Her character's of the 1950s seem so real and vulnerable. She can turn the most mundane action into a hilarious event.  Mrs. Dot (what a name) is a former socialite who tries to plan a Jr. Debutant ball in the back of the bait shop. Daisy Fay (what a name) helps her scheming dad "create a miracle" to fix a mortgage.  Laughing is such a healthy thing to do ... and her stories make me laugh and laugh.