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A daughter and her mother’s lifelong friends reveal the past behind a family rift
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What it is about
Siddalee Walker is a successful theater director in New York. After a magazine article about her upbringing angers her mother, Vivi, Vivi’s three oldest friends step in. The Ya-Yas send Sidda a scrapbook of her mother’s past, and its stories change how she sees her family.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like warm, funny family sagas.
What you will get
A bestselling book club favorite. It was adapted into a 2002 film.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Mothers and daughters · Friendship · Louisiana
Length
383 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Sidda Walker, her mother Vivi and the Ya-Yas.
Setting
Louisiana from the 1930s to the 1990s.
What makes it different
A story of female friendship told with wit and affection.
Feel
Funny, moving and Southern.
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