REDBIRD by Fannie Flagg
I want to move to Redbird, Alabama. I shudder to think of moving to the South due mostly to mosquitoes and humidity. Since this place is fictional, chances are it shall remain in my imagination. The writer is as lyrical as Marjorie K. Rawlings who wrote "The Yearling". I want to attend a luncheon given by the Secret Society. I want to eat some of the special macaroni and cheese. Fortunately there are recipes in the back of the book.
The story starts in cold wintery Chicago. Our hero has just visited his physician who told him that his emphysema was going to kill him soon and his liver was shot. It was recommended that he go somewhere warm. He is given a very old tattered hotel brochure for Lost River Hotel, Alabama. So our hero took a train and was met by one of the town residents. He had rented a room in a charming bungalow owned by Mrs. Kitchen. There is actually a redbird involved, an orphaned little girl, several reunions and redemptions. This book is a Christmas story and although there are many Hallmark Christmas stories, this one could become a classic it is that good. Made me want to go meet the Cajuns across the river.
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