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New edition of the international bestseller tying-in to major Warrier Bros. film When Siddalee Walker, eldest daughter of Vivi Abbott Walker (Ya-Ya extraordinaire - part Scarlett, part Katharine Hepburn, part Tallulah) is interviewed about a hit play she has directed, her mother is described as a 'tap-dancing child abuser'. Enraged, Vivi disowns Sidda - devastating her daughter who postpones her wedding and puts her life on hold until she is granted forgiveness. Trying to repair the relationship, the Ya-Yas, Vivi's intrepid tribe of Louisiana girlfriends, sashay in and insist Sidda is sent 'The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood', a scrapbook of their lives together from the day in 1932 when they were disqualified from a Shirley Temple lookalike contest for unladylike behaviour. Expected to raise babies, not Cain, the Ya-Yas are bonded for life in an unforgettable exploration of the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and the power of female friendship.
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Rebecca Wells
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- Released
- 2002
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Rebecca Wells
- Publisher
- Pan
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN10
- 0330411500
- ISBN13
- 9780330411509
- Series
- The Ya-Ya Sisterhood
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Humor, Love, Family, Women, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Contemporary Romance, USA, Secrets, Mysterious, Mysteries, American South, Daughters
- First published
- 1996
- Original title
- The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- New edition of the international bestseller tying-in to major Warrier Bros. film When Siddalee Walker, eldest daughter of Vivi Abbott Walker (Ya-Ya extraordinaire - part Scarlett, part Katharine Hepburn, part Tallulah) is interviewed about a hit play she has directed, her mother is described as a 'tap-dancing child abuser'. Enraged, Vivi disowns Sidda - devastating her daughter who postpones her wedding and puts her life on hold until she is granted forgiveness. Trying to repair the relationship, the Ya-Yas, Vivi's intrepid tribe of Louisiana girlfriends, sashay in and insist Sidda is sent 'The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood', a scrapbook of their lives together from the day in 1932 when they were disqualified from a Shirley Temple lookalike contest for unladylike behaviour. Expected to raise babies, not Cain, the Ya-Yas are bonded for life in an unforgettable exploration of the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and the power of female friendship.