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Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
Welcome to the World Baby Girl
Author: Fannie Flagg
The heroine is urban: a brainy, beautiful, and ambitious rising star of 1970s television. Dena Nordstrom, pride of the network, is a woman whose future is full of promise, her present rich with complications, and her past marked by mystery. Among the colorful cast of characters are: —
  • Sookie, of Selma, Alabama, Dena's exuberant colleg...  more »
  • Dena's cousins, the Warrens, and her aunt Elner, of Elmwood Springs, Missouri, endearing, loyal, talkative, ditsy, and, in their way, wise
  • Neighbor Dorothy, whose spirit hovers over them all through the radio show that she broadcast from her home in the 1940s
  • Sidney Capello, pioneer of modern sleaze journalism and privateer of privacy, and Ira Wallace, his partner in tabloid television
  • Several doctors, all of them taken with -- and almost taken in by -- Dena


There are others, captivated by a woman who tries to go home again, not knowing where home or love lie.
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ISBN-13: 9780804118682
ISBN-10: 080411868X
Publication Date: 12/7/1999
Pages: 432
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 272 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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candieb avatar reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 239 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I found this one kind of funny, but more than that, it was a really well done storyline. I found myself rooting for Dena, hoping she'd find her way into her life, her character felt so empty for the vast majority of the book, it was sad really. Fannie Flagg is a most excellent writer, her characters jump off of the page at you. While Dena was meeting with Tennesee Williams, I could smell the ocean air of New Orleans and hear him talking... very well done. Definitely worth a read!
Lindyhoppr avatar reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I usually love Fannie Flagg, but this book was not quite up to her usual standards. The plot only works if you keep in mind the time setting; otherwise the ending is slightly disappointing
reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
HAts off to Fannie Flagg, again! This romp from New York City to the southern small town is brimming with wonderful characters. You get on this ride and don't want it to stop!
reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 149 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Wonderful book - funny, sad and perfectly southern. Fanny Flagg books are always so heartwarming.
daffydogs avatar reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on
Helpful Score: 1
a thoroughly enjoyable story - great beach read
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bdiddy621 avatar reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 35 more book reviews
This book was really good but then I love all of Fannie Flagg's books. Her characters and stories are just so great!
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I loved everything about this book. It's funny and sad. That is everything I want in a book. I am from a small town and this reminds me of people I know. Please try this book, you will not be disappointed.
reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 20 more book reviews
Good heartwarming read with mystery thrown in. I liked it a lot
Iluvgoldens avatar reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 104 more book reviews
I just loved this book, it is funny, sad, and also has a message that I did not figure out...leaves you guessing til the end.
reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 18 more book reviews
What a refreshing and wonderful book. The characters are colorful and the town is someplace I would love to have grown up in. Great reading.
reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 40 more book reviews
Funny, serious, and compelling, this novel focuses on Dena Nordstrom, an urban heroine who is brainy, beautiful, and a rising star of 1970's televison. Replete with a zany cast of characters, this is the story of a woman who tries to go home again, not knowing where home or love lie.

From the author of "Fried Green Tomatoes."
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Loved it!
joann avatar reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 413 more book reviews
This was a cute novel, but really all over the place with the story. Well written, though.
reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 29 more book reviews
Loved it.
pindari avatar reviewed Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! on + 38 more book reviews
Such a fun read - but with surprises and depth and thoughtfulness.


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