Ask the Fruitcake Lady: Everything You Would Already Know If You Had Any Sense [Hardcover]

Marie Rudisill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2006

Marie Rudisill, aka "The Fruitcake Lady," made her first Tonight Show with Jay Leno appearance in December 2000 in a now classic segment, when she helped Jay Leno and Mel Gibson make fruitcake. Since 2002 she has regularly dished out sassy advice to fans in her popular segment called "Ask The Fruitcake Lady."

A frenzied mother asks, "My teenage son sleeps all the time. How do I get him to help around the house?" The Fruitcake Lady responds with a no-nonsense answer: "Well, all you got to do is get up there and say, Get your ass out of the bed! And I mean get it out!" Ask the Fruitcake Lady will gather together some of Marie's finest morsels of wisdom and advice, including:

-Spicy advice on profanity in children -Nutty wisdom of talking to houseplants -Dishing out a good helping of sass when she addresses curing hangovers -Outrageous ways of dealing with mothers-in-law and bachelor parties -Finding a rich man to marry -What a single, soon-to-be 40 woman needs more than a man

"The Fruitcake Lady" is not just any nonagenarian from Florida. She is Truman Capote's aunt, and it was her book, Fruitcake: Memories of Truman Capote and Sook, which brought her to the attention of Jay Leno. Her quips to viewers questions have made her a favorite on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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About the Author

Marie RudisillL is the author of eight books, including a book titled Fruitcake: Memories of Truman Capote and Sook. Rudisill helped to raise her nephew Truman Capote, who lived with her at times during his childhood, both in Alabama and New York City. She lives in Tampa, Florida.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140130317X
• ISBN-13: 978-1401303174
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious - just what we'd expect from The Fruitcake Lady!, December 14, 2006

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If you have seen The Fruitcake Lady on Jay Leno or caught her on YouTube or Videosift, then you will know what to expect from this extremely funny, brash, no-nonsense book! She uses the question and answer format of her appearances on Jay Leno's Tonight Show, and answers people's questions with her unique blend of Southern charm, old-fashioned values, and a refreshing modernity that allows her to talk about the most shocking things in clear language (read: sometimes she swears like a sailor!).

All of the material in this book is fresh - I am a huge fan and have seen all of her Leno appearances and read her Fruitcake recipe book, so I would have noticed if any of the Q and A had been recycled.

It is a great coffee table book. It is arranged with each page having a Q and A, with a black and white photo of her pointing her finger or making a colorful expression at the silly questions she is sometimes asked on every other page or so, whenever the Q and A for the page is a bit shorter.

She gives a lot of very funny advice, but she also touches on a few more serious matters, and it is neat to get the perspective of someone so frank and with such good common sense. I read the whole book in about an hour and a half, but have gone back a few times for a good chuckle. Her advice about back waxing will never grow stale.

Marie Rudisill, our beloved Fruitcake Lady, died in November 2006, so if you know any fans or simply anyone who needs a good kick in the arse sometimes, this would be an excellent and timely way to honor her memory.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ask the Fruitcake Lady: Everything You Would Already Know If You Had Any Sense, February 20, 2007

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This book was laugh out loud funny. I bought it for my sister's birthday and thought I'd read a few pages. I read it cover to cover because I couldn't put it down. The Fruitcake Lady had more good sense than most people walking around today.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ask the Fruitcake Lady:Everything You Would Already Know..............Sense, February 12, 2007

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Loved this book! Get ready to laugh out loud! Everything you ever wanted to know and some things you don't! Shared it with my "RED HAT" friends! What a laugh we had! Have already bought another copy and sent it out of state for another friend's birthday!