description: The time is 1946-2000. The Place is Elmwood Springs, Missouri. World War II has ended. Neighbour Dorothy broadcasts daily from her front room - to an audience across the state - the antics of her wayward son Bobby and adolescent Anna Lee. It's hard to keep secrets in a community like theirs, but life isn't perfect, and even Neighbour Dorothy has a tragedy as well hidden as it can be. Into their midst comes the Oatman Family, white Southern Gospel singers who arrive for a pharmaceutical convention, and blow the place away. And then there's Hamm Sparks, a super-salesman everyone likes and trusts; and Charlie Fowler, the poultry king who can see the future in a bucket-to-go; and a wealth of other unforgettable residents. Not to mention the brand new Three Little Pigs Cafeteria, with its pink neon pig casting a glow over the high street and pointing the way to the future...
language: English
title: Standing In The Rainbow
titlecomplete: Standing In The Rainbow
genres: Fiction, Family, Humor, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Novels, Historical Fiction, Southern, Audiobook
ratings_count: 17575
places: Missouri
series: Elmwood Springs
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Audie Award
category: Narration by the Author or Authors
publisher: Chatto & Windus