It also sheds light on Vivi's reaction to the constraints of motherhood and the alcoholism, self-medication, and spiritual confusion that eventually led to a complete nervous breakdown. The scrapbook spans Ya-Ya history, documenting among other things the hilarious Shirley Temple Look-Alike Contest that first united the four women in a conspiracy against polite society the secret history and initiation rites of the group a trip to Atlanta to attend the premier of Gone With The Wind and Vivi's first and greatest love.
(Greg Marrs) A powerfully literate yet thoroughly engaging and accessible novel, this story of a close-knit society of southern women has become a modern cult classic that digs deeply into the complex bonds of family.Ĭoncerned about her daughter, Vivi convenes an emergency Ya-Ya council and at last decides to reveal her jealously guarded past to Sidda through her treasured scrapbook, "The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." With passion, humor, and an irrepressible gift for language, The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood shows readers of all backgrounds a reflection of their own lives.
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