Books like The all-girl filling station's last reunion by Fannie Flagg

Mrs. Sookie Poole, a widowed Alabama mother, has just married off her youngest daughter and feels she has earned a quiet retreat. The last obstacle before calm is her domineering mother, Lenore Simmons Krackenberry, whose stern presence dominates family life. When Sookie stumbles upon a startling revelation about Lenore’s past, she is thrown into a quest that spans California, the Midwest, and the 1940s. The journey leads her to the memory of Fritzi, the relentless operator of the All‑Girl Filling Station, a wartime service station that drew truckers from all directions. Fritzi’s daring adventures and the camaraderie among women running the station become a catalyst for Sookie, who begins to see her own possibilities anew. Themes of female friendship, family secrets, and the resilience of women during World War II are interwoven with the American atmosphere of post‑war life in Alabama and Wisconsin, revealing how past choices echo through generations.

First publish date: 2013