Ya-yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells (2005, Unabridged, Compact Disc)

Synopsis
This sequel to the bestselling DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD begins when the four heroines meet as little girls, back in 1930, and then moves around in time in a series of vignettes about their lives then and now. There are stories about the conflict between Vivi and her son's prudish first-grade teacher, Necie and her stodgy husband, Vivi's daughter Sidda's school play, the annual Ya-Ya Christmas party, and--in a darker sub-plot--Necie's granddaughter's kidnapping by the daughter of a woman who has hated and resented the Ya-Yas over the years. All ends well, however, in Ya-Ya Land, as the friends and their by now very extended families get together to celebrate the good things in life.

Key Details
Author:	Rebecca Wells
Language:	English
Publisher:	Harperaudio
Format:	Audio
ISBN-10:	0060761636
ISBN-13:	9780060761639

Additional Details
Narrated by:	Judith Ivey
Edition Description:	Unabridged

Size
Thickness:	1 in
Weight:	8 oz

Publisher's Note

An emotionally charged addition to Rebecca Wells' award-winning bestseller Little Altars Everywhere and #1 New York Times bestseller Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Ya-Yas in Bloom reveals the roots of the Ya-Yas' friendship in the 1930s and roars through sixty years of marriage, children, and hair-raising family secrets.

When four-year-old Teensy Whitman prisses one time too many and stuffs a big old pecan up her nose, she sets off the chain of events that lead Vivi, Teensy, Caro, and Necie to become true sister-friends. Ya-Yas in Bloom shows us the Ya-Yas in love and at war with convention. Through crises of faith and hilarious lapses of parenting skills, brushes with alcoholism and glimpses of the dark reality of racial bigotry, the Ya-Ya values of unconditional loyalty, high style, and Cajun sass shine through at a time when the dynamic web of sisterhood is the only safety net strong enough to hold families together and endure.

Performed by Judith Ivey

An emotionally charged addition to Rebecca Wells' award-winning bestseller Little Altars Everywhere and #1 New York Times bestseller Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Ya-Yas in Bloom reveals the roots of the Ya-Yas' friendship in the 1930s and roars through sixty years of marriage, children, and hair-raising family secrets.

When four-year-old Teensy Whitman prisses one time too many and stuffs a big old pecan up her nose, she sets off the chain of events that lead Vivi, Teensy, Caro, and Necie to become true sister-friends. Ya-Yas in Bloom shows us the Ya-Yas in love and at war with convention. Through crises of faith and hilarious lapses of parenting skills, brushes with alcoholism and glimpses of the dark reality of racial bigotry, the Ya-Ya values of unconditional loyalty, high style, and Cajun sass shine through at a time when the dynamic web of sisterhood is the only safety net strong enough to hold families together and endure.

Performed by Judith Ivey

Looks back to the years of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood's origins in Thornton, Louisiana, during which Vivi, Teensy, Caro, and Necie endure crises of faith, lapses in parenting, brushes with alcoholism, and glimpses into racial bigotry.

Industry Reviews
"...Wells still charms when she focuses on the redemptive power of family love and the special bond that comes from genuine, long-lived friendship."
Publishers Weekly (02/14/2005)