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Zusatztext “I read the first two pages and I said… I haven’t heard a white woman talk like this in literature before.” Informationen zum Autor Writer, actor, and playwright Rebecca Wells is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Ya-Yas in Bloom , Little Altars Everywhere , and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood , which was made into a feature film. A native of Louisiana, she now lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Klappentext When mother and daughter Vivi andSiddalee Walker get into a savagefight over a New York Times articlethat refers to Vivi as a “tap-dancing childabuser,” the fallout is felt from Louisiana to NewYork to Seattle. A successful theater director,Siddalee panics and postpones her upcomingwedding—so Vivi’s intrepid gang of lifelonggirlfriends, the Ya-Yas, sashay in and conspire tobring everyone back together. In 1932, Vivi and the Ya-Yas were disqualifiedfrom a Shirley Temple Look-Alike Contestfor unladylike behavior. Sixty years later, they’restill making waves. They persuade Vivi to sendSidda a scrapbook of girlhood mementos titled“Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”—analbum that will reveal more questions than answersas it leads Sidda to encounter the legacyof imperfect love and the unknowable mysteryof life. Zusammenfassung “Mary McCarthy! Anne Rivers Siddons! and a host of others have portrayed the power and value of female friendships! but no one has done it with more grace! charm! talent! and power than Rebecca Wells.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch The incomparable #1 New York Times bestseller—a book that reigned at the top of the list for an remarkable sixty-eight weeks—Rebecca Wells’s Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a classic of Southern women’s fiction to be read and reread over and over again. A poignant! funny! outrageous! and wise novel about a lifetime friendship between four Southern women! Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood brilliantly explores the bonds of female friendship! the often-rocky relationship between mothers and daughters! and the healing power of humor and love! in a story as fresh and uplifting as when it was first published a decade and a half ago. If you haven’t yet met the Ya-Yas! what are you waiting for? ...
