The Whole Town's Talking - Fannie Flagg

Elmwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery.  Still Meadows, as it's called, is anything but still.  Original, profound, The Whole Town's Talking, a novel in the tradition of Thornton Wilder's Our Town and Flagg's own Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, tells the story of Lordor Nordstrom, his Swedish mail-order bride, Katriona, and their neighbors and descendants as they live, love, die, and carry on in mysterious and surprising ways.

Lordor Nordstrom created, in his wisdom, not only a lively town and a prosperous legacy for himself but also a beautiful final resting place for his family, friends, and neighbors yet to come.  "Resting place" turns out to be a bit of a misnomer, however.  Odd things begin to happen, and it starts the whole town talking.

These hardcover books are also signed copies.