Alternately hilarious and touching--and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters
A group of gossipy southern ladies in a small town beauty parlor where somebody who is "anybody" comes to have her hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, the outspoken wise-cracking owner dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town's rich curmudgeon: a not crazy but claiming to be a person in a bad mood for years; an eccentric millionaire who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader who believes her daughter has to be the prettiest girl in town. Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions. The sudden realization of their mortality draws on the underlying strength of the group.  The characters have a special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.