Fannie Flagg

Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, has just married off the last of her three daughters and is looking forward to relaxing and perhaps travelling with her husband, Earle. Then one day, Sookie discovers a secret about her mother's past that calls into question everything she ever thought she knew about herself, her family, and her future.

Though her friends think Maggie has the perfect life, she's actually perfectly miserable. But just when Maggie begins to wonder if there's much point in going on, her life takes a wild turn, and she finds herself catapulted into one surprising discovery after the next.