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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells is a moving novel about the complicated bond between mothers and daughters, the lasting influence of childhood and the friendships that carry us through life.
When Siddalee Walker, a successful theatre director, is interviewed in the New York Times, her comments about her mother, Vivi, portray the larger-than-life Southern woman as an abusive parent. Furious and humiliated, Vivi disowns her daughter. With her wedding approaching, Sidda is devastated, and the two women seem unable to bridge the distance between them.
Then Vivi’s lifelong friends, the Ya-Yas, intervene. They send Sidda a scrapbook filled with memories and mementos from her mother’s girlhood, offering a glimpse into the experiences that shaped Vivi. As Sidda pieces together her mother’s past, she begins to see their troubled relationship in a new light.
Rich in Southern atmosphere, humour and emotional complexity, this first novel in the Ya-Yas series explores family secrets, female friendship and the difficult, often imperfect path towards forgiveness.
