Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells

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Book Review: Like getting a glimpse into the rich, memory-laden scrapbook of your own family!
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Summary of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

When theatre director Siddalee Walker inadvertently reveals some of the less-savory facts of her Southern childhood to the New York Times, the article brands her mother, Vivi, a "tap-dancing child abuser." When Vivi virtually disowns Sidda over it, Sidda panics and postpones her upcoming wedding. But Vivi's intrepid gang of lifelong girlfriends, the Ya-Yas, sashay in and conspire to bring everyone back together.

The Ya-Yas, an inseparable and indomitable foursome who grew up together in the small town of Thornton, Louisiana, persuade Vivi to send Sidda a scrapbook of girlhood mementos entitled "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." With the scrapbook in hand, Sidda retreats to a cabin on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, intent on discovering the key to the swirling mix of anger and tenderness she feels toward her mother. Through a series of flashbacks from Sidda's current crisis to Vivi's youth and early motherhood, the"Divine Secrets" will reveal themselves to you through Rebecca Wells' vibrant, irresistible voice.

It's an incisive look at the tangled relationship between mother and daughter, with its countless emotional shiftings from dark to light, love to resentment, bonding to breaking free.

Soon to be a major motion picture, and already a national bestselling book, The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood has garnered a phenomenal popularity, reflected in the ever-expanding "Ya-Ya Societies" springing up in all corners of the country as ever more women find a resonant echo of their own need for spiritual growth and love in Wells' vivid characters.

Siddalee must repair her busted relationship with Vivi by reading a half-century's worth of letters and clippings contained in the Ya-Ya Sisterhood's packet of "Divine Secrets." It's a contrived premise, but the secrets are really fun to learn.

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