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When mother and daughter Vivi and Siddalee Walker get into a savage fight over a New York Times article that refers to Vivi as a "tap-dancing child abuser," the fallout is felt from Louisiana to New York to Seattle. A successful theater director, Siddalee panics and postpones her upcoming wedding--so Vivi's intrepid gang of lifelong girlfriends, the Ya-Yas, sashay in and conspire to bring everyone back together. In 1932, Vivi and the Ya-Yas were disqualified from a Shirley Temple Look-Alike Contest for unladylike behavior. Sixty years later, they're still making waves. They persuade Vivi to send Sidda a scrapbook of girlhood mementos titled "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood"--an album that will reveal more questions than answers as it leads Sidda to encounter the legacy of imperfect love and the unknowable mystery of life.
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By Cloggie Downunder
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Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood is the second of the Ya-Yas series by Rebecca Wells. Set in two main locations, it tells of Sidalee Walker's retreat to a remote cabin near Seattle to examine her past life and prospective marriage to Connor McGill, an examination that is facilitated and augmented by a scrap book of memorabilia her mother sends her from Louisiana, "Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood", a book full of photos, letters, newspaper cuttings, tickets and tokens dealing with her mother's dysfunctional childhood and adolescence, and Sidda's own. Members of the Ya Ya sisterhood, her mother Viviane and friends Caro, Necie and Teensy, ultimately help Sidda find her way. From reading about the author's own background, it appears that this novel is semi-autobiographical, as the authenticity from personal experience is apparent. While there are many heart-warming moments, there is also quite a bit of heartbreak, and it is quite slow-moving in places, making me wish she'd just get on with it. Siddalee and Vivi seem to be rather self-indulgent, allowing themselves the neuroses and existential crises that only rich people can afford. This novel touches very briefly and superficially on the subject of The Help. Certainly it did not grab me enough to want to read the companion volume, Little Altars Everywhere.
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By DOTTIE VEN
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This was a re-read for me and I regret it! I read this book when it was first published over a decade ago and enjoyed it very much, though not so much as The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, its sequel. Perhaps it's an age thing or perhaps there is so much more superior fiction written these days.
The two books tell the story of a group of American women - the Ya Yas - as they grow up and have families in 1950s America. Some idyllic tales and some pretty horrific because of the alcoholism of one of the group. It captures the politics and the era very well. This time round, however, I found it tedious and disappointing. I felt the author was writing it without any passion. In fact, it was dull.
You might not feel the same! The sequel is, I believe, a much more satisfactory tale.
The two books tell the story of a group of American women - the Ya Yas - as they grow up and have families in 1950s America. Some idyllic tales and some pretty horrific because of the alcoholism of one of the group. It captures the politics and the era very well. This time round, however, I found it tedious and disappointing. I felt the author was writing it without any passion. In fact, it was dull.
You might not feel the same! The sequel is, I believe, a much more satisfactory tale.
By sharrio
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A book club choice of ours so read eagerly. Took a long time to get going and three weeks later, 50% through the book
I was about to give up but on reading the next chapter found it to be a riveting read. I then took 4 days to finish it so I half n half liked it. Give it time.
I was about to give up but on reading the next chapter found it to be a riveting read. I then took 4 days to finish it so I half n half liked it. Give it time.
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