num_pages: 544
description: 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".
language: English
title: Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood
titlecomplete: Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood
genres: Fiction, Book Club, Humor, Adult, Chick Lit, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Southern
ratings_count: 552244
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: Pan Macmillan