Dixie Carter has an opinion on just about everything--from the inside scoop on plastic surgery to the importance of etiquette and grooming, from the value of the family to the courage to be yourself.
Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker is one long conversation that you never want to end.
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"If you're a woman who still appreciates class - read it. If you're someone who swoons over a gorgeous southern accent - get the audiobook. If you're someone who is just awesome - you'll probably enjoy it as well. "
— Ami (5 out of 5 stars)
“At last a book that looks at only the best in life and tells us how we can find it for ourselves.”
— Fannie Flagg, bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at The Whistle Stop Cafe“Read Trying to Get to Heaven. You’ll be just that much closer to paradise.”
— Liz Smith" Actually didn't finish it, I kept reading it waiting for some more substance but all i got form it is Dixie liked herself alot and thinks though she wasn't perfect, it was like a 'self help' book of how to be more like her. Turned off and tuned out by page 150ish. "
— Tara, 3/9/2013" If you're a woman who still appreciates class - read it. If you're someone who swoons over a gorgeous southern accent - get the audiobook. If you're someone who is just awesome - you'll probably enjoy it as well. "
— Ami, 3/30/2011" I am sure with the sudden passing of Dixie today the book will get a second look. Reads better than many celeb bios. "
— Jennifer, 12/30/2010" I am sure with the sudden passing of Dixie today the book will get a second look. Reads better than many celeb bios. "
— Jennifer, 12/9/2010" Actually didn't finish it, I kept reading it waiting for some more substance but all i got form it is Dixie liked herself alot and thinks though she wasn't perfect, it was like a 'self help' book of how to be more like her. Turned off and tuned out by page 150ish. "
— Tara, 5/14/2010Dixie Carter (1939–2010) was an actress on film, television, and stage best known as Julia Sugarbaker in Designing Women and Gloria Hodge in Desperate Housewives.