This film was based (loosely, unfortunately) on a wonderful little novel titled Ida Mae Tutweiler and the Traveling Tea Party by Ginnie Siena Bivona. There were some rather strange twists added to the plot until it is almost unrecognizable. The issue of the parentage of the daughter isn't there and the illness is not handled as a surprise. The novel focuses entirely on the relationship between the two women and and becomes an exemplar of what friendship is or at least what it is supposed to be. Still, I liked the movie but the book was much better. Besides the recipes in the back of the book are great and you can't get that from the film.
They just aren't very much alike. I think both reading the book and seeing the movie would be a good idea for anyone who has ever had a friend.
They just aren't very much alike. I think both reading the book and seeing the movie would be a good idea for anyone who has ever had a friend.