description: When theatre director Siddalee Walker inadvertently reveals some of the less-savory facts of her Louisiana childhood to the New York Times, the article brands her mother, Vivi, a tap-dancing child abuser . Vivi virtually disowns Sidda, but Vivi's intrepid gang of lifelong friends, the Ya-Yas, sashay in and conspire to bring everyone back together. The Ya-Yas persuade Vivi to send Sidda a scrapbook of their girlhood mementos entitled Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood . Through a series of flashbacks from Sidda's current crisis to Vivi's youth and early motherhood, the "Divine Secrets" reveal themselves through Rebecca Wells' vibrant, irresistible voice, and provide an incisive look a the tangled and emotional relationship between mother and daughter.
language: English
title: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
titlecomplete: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
genres: Southern, Adult, Novels, Humor, Book Club, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Chick Lit
ratings_count: 552279
places: The United States of America
series: Ya Yas
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Shortlist, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: American Booksellers Book Of The Year  Award
category: Adult Trade
publisher: HarperAudio