Medium Paperback, Good Condition, 2004, 383 pages, ISBN 0 06 075995 X

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood – Rebecca Wells

When Siddalee Walker, eldest daughter of Vivi Abbott Walker (Ya-Ya extraordinaire – part Scarlett, part Katherine Hepburn, part Tallulah), is interviewed about a hit play she directed, her mother is described as a ‘tap-dancing child abuser.’ Enraged, Vivi disowns Sidda – devastating her daughter who postpones her wedding and puts her life on hold until she is granted forgiveness. Trying to repair the relationship, the Ya-Yas, Vivi’s intrepid tribe of Louisiana girlfriends, sashay in and insist Sidda is sent ‘The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood’, a scrapbook of their lives together from the day in 1932 when they were disqualified from a Shirley Temple lookalike contest for unladylike behaviour. Expected to raise babies, not Cain, the Ya-Yas are bonded for life in an unforgettable exploration of the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and the power of female friendship.