Ya-Yas In Bloom (Large Print) - Softcover

Rebecca Wells

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060759445 ISBN 13: 9780060759445

Publisher: Harper Large Print, 2005

Synopsis

A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Ya-Yas in Bloom reveals the roots of the Ya-Yas' friendship in the 1930s and roars with all the raw power of Vivi Abbott Walker's 1962 T-Bird through 60 years of marriage, child-raising, 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 leads Vivi, Teensy, Caro and Necie to become true sister-friends. 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Writer, actor, and playwright Rebecca Wells is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Ya-Yas in Bloom, Little Altars Everywhere, and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, which was made into a feature film. A native of Louisiana, she now lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest.

Review:

“Irrepressible...Touching...A pleasure to read.” (The Oregonian (Portland))

“Unforgettable characters.” (Southern Living)

“Reveals the roots of the friendship of the Ya-Ya sisterhood.” (USA Today)

“Hilarious...Had me laughing out loud...Brims with the Ya-Yas’ hallmark irreverence.” (Rocky Mountain News)

“A must-read...Rollicking anecdotes.” (Detroit Free Press)

“The charm here is in the details, the dialogue, and Wells’ canny observations about life in Thorton, Louisiana.” (Seattle Times)

“Charming...Sparks of humor and sass.” (Austin American-Statesman)

“Wells is a marvelous writer.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

“Readers in touch with their inner Ya-Yas will feel right at home in Thornton.” (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

“A sharp ear for dialogue and one of the finest gifts for verbal insult this side of Dorothy Parker.” (Wilmington Star News (NC))

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Large Print
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060759445
• ISBN 13: 9780060759445
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464