DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD by Rebecca Wells ( 9780330412940 )

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DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD

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ISBN 10:

0330412949

ISBN 13:

9780330412940

Publisher:

PAN MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

4 February, 2000

Pages:

544

Description:

When Siddalee Walker, 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 who puts her life on hold until she is granted forgiveness.

Synopsis:

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 behavior. 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. 'One of those rare books you'll be pressing on all your friends' - "She".

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