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Ya-Yas in Bloom

By: Rebecca Wells
Narrated by: Judith Ivey
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An emotionally charged addition to Rebecca Wells' award-winning best seller Little Altars Everywhere and number-one New York Times best seller 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 60 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.

©2005 Rebecca Wells (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Sagas Women's Fiction Witty Funny

Editorial reviews

Tony Award winner Judith Ivey may not be from Louisiana, but there's no doubt her heart belongs to the home of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and the highly acclaimed sagas of the Southern belles. In this newest addition, Ivey reveals the beginnings of the Ya-Yas' friendship in the 1930s, sixty years of marriages, children, scandals, and the bond that holds them together. She flawlessly performs the stories as dozens of easily identifiable, believable characters, not only in the purrs and hisses (often tinged with booze) of the beloved Ya-Yas, but also the giggly lisps of the 4-years-olds and the roaring, blustering bassos of powerful Southern gents. If ever there was a match made in heaven, Ivey and the Ya-Yas are it.

Critic reviews

"A very entertaining and, ultimately, deeply moving novel about the complex bonds between mother and daughter." ( Washington Post)
"Every bit as joyful as the original...Uplifting, uproarious, saucy, and smart...lives up to the highest expectations." ( Booklist)
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Too bad they didn't capture the whole series into a two or three part movie. Narration sucked you into the story.

Great series

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Part two was amazing. I enjoyed it so much. I didn’t want book 2 to end. What an amazing book and story.

Didn’t want it to end.

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I absolutely loved this book and Judith Ivey narrates so beautifully. You get pulled into this family and can't help but laugh and cry along with them.

Delightful family story

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I liked hearing this continuation of the story from some of the other characters perspective. The story wasn't as good as the original but still entertaining

Very charming and entertaining

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it was real
I loved it I lived It was my town I knew them all

truth

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Ya Ya Boom was delightful from beginning to the very last page! I laughed and laughed as the family of friends revealed their true to life insights. Very, very funny and entertaining. Having grown up and lived around Louisiana, I could envision these conversations taking place. Narration was near-perfect! Don’t miss this book!

I RECOMMEND THIS HIGHLY ENTERTAINING NOVEL!

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I’ve now read the entire series of YAYA and this book was probably the most disappointing I understand the premise of the book but it lacked direction. I did like that we got to know Baylor more who I think is the most likable of the walker children but that’s all I liked.

Good but not great

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This series made me feel so many emotions and by the final chapter of this book, I was a blubbering mess. The narrator adds so much to the story and I love that she does different voices. This series has got so much heart, and I feel like an honorary Ya-Ya. We all have a star inside us ❤️

I didn’t want it to end!!

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