Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: Summary and book reviews of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells, plus links to an excerpt from Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and a biography of Rebecca Wells.

When Siddalee Walker, oldest daughter of Vivi Abbott Walker, Ya-Ya extraordinaire, is interviewed in the New York Times about a hit play she's directed, her mother gets described as a "tap-dancing child abuser." Enraged, Vivi disowns Sidda. Devastated, Sidda begs forgiveness, and postpones her upcoming wedding. All looks bleak until the Ya-Yas step in and convince Vivi to send Sidda a scrapbook of their girlhood mementos, called "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." As Sidda struggles to analyze her mother, she comes face to face with the tangled beauty of imperfect love, and the fact that forgiveness, more than understanding, is often what the heart longs for. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood may call to mind Prince of Tides in its unearthing of family darkness; in its unforgettable heroines and irrepressible humor and female loyalty, it echoes Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Media Reviews

New Orleans Times-Picayune [W]ells' voice is uniquely her own, funny and generous and full of love and heartbreak, in that grand Louisiana literary tradition of transforming family secrets into great stories   Washington Post A very entertaining and, ultimately, deeply moving novel about the complex bonds between mother and daughter. Columbus Dispatch One heck of a rollicking good read...You'll laugh. You'll cry. But you'll mostly want to laugh and offer Wells a hearty merci.   The Oregonian An insightful, delicious novel.   Publishers Weekly Told through several narrative vehicles and traveling through space and time from Depression-era Louisiana to present-day Seattle, this novel attempts to wed a folksy homespun tale to a soul-searching examination of conscience. But while Wells' ambition is admirable and her talent undeniable, she never quite makes this difficult marriage work.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by Cloggie Downunder
did not grab me
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood is the second of the Ya-Yas series by Rebecca Wells. Set in two main locations, it tells of Sidalee Walker’s retreat to a remote cabin near Seattle to examine her past life and prospective marriage to...   Read More

Rated of 5 by shlo
it was good, a little long but worth it

Rated of 5 by meee
excellent..love the relationship btw the girlfriends

Rated of 5 by britt
It sucked!! it was long and borring, at least the movie was interesting!

Rated of 5 by Kallulah
I thought the book was confucing and was dullText

Rated of 5 by Docken
GREAT!!!!!!

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