num_pages: 403
description: Mrs. Threadgoode's tale of two high-spirited women of the 1930s, Idgie and Ruth, helps Evelyn, a 1980s woman in a sad slump of middle age, to begin to rejuvenate her own life
language: English
title: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
titlecomplete: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
characters: Idgie, Ruth, Evelyn Couch, Mrs. Ninny Threadgoode
genres: Fiction, Historical, Queer, LGBT, Humor, Classics, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Southern
ratings_count: 300733
places: Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama, Whistle Stop, Alabama, Troutville, Alabama, Davenport, Iowa
series: Whistle Stop, AL
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Alabama Author Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Demco Media