Ya-Yas in Bloom

Name: Ya-Yas in Bloom
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Rebecca Wells
ISBN: 9780061961687

Author: Rebecca Wells

Series: Ya-Ya Series

Narrator: Judith Ivey

Abridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 07/07/2009

Categories: Fiction, Sagas, Family Life, Women

Synopsis

An emotionally charged addition to Rebecca Wells' award-winning bestseller Little Altars Everywhere and #1 New York Times bestseller 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 sixty 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.Performed by Judith Ivey

About Rebecca Wells

REBECCA WELLS is the author of the #1 NYT bestseller of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, which was on the bestseller list for almost two years, and was made into a film by Warner Brothers, and was short-listed for the Womens Prize for Fiction. Her other NYT best-selling novels include Little Altars Everywhere and Ya-Yas in Bloom. Her stand-alone novel, The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder, introduces a new set of characters. She is the recipient of the Western States Book Award and the American Book Award. Her stage plays include Splittin’ Hairs and Gloria Duplex. She is an actor, playwright, lecturer, and creativity coach, and a member of the Interfaith Vegan Coalition. She can be reached at RebeccaWellsBooks.com.

About Judith Ivey

Judith Ivey has received two Tony® and two Drama Desk awards; she starred in the television series Down Home and has appeared in seventy-five stage productions and twenty films.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kerry on March 11, 2009

Now that I have read all three of Rebecca Well’s Ya-Ya books, I can honestly say that while Divine Secrets was the most intellectually satisfying of the three, Ya-Ya’s in Bloom was the most emotionally satisfying. It’s mostly a matter of tone. The books seem somewhat like a continuum… or maybe more......more

Goodreads review by Steven on April 08, 2012

The familiar and much loved characters of the Ya-Ya series return in a collection of short stories. As always, I enjoyed the writing style, rich characters and Louisiana setting (a personal favourite of mine). I felt the additional character development of Baylor particularly interesting - a sensiti......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on September 20, 2010

Where do I begin? First, I know this has nothing to do with the actual story, but I needed a place to vent my frustration. I also know that I shouldn't be so superficial nor should I judge a book by it's cover, but I have to say a serious, okay maybe not significantly so, but still, a distraction was......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on October 30, 2019

This was a good book, I enjoyed the different stories told by the different characters. It was much more charming, sweet and sentimental than the last one which was rather dark and angry. I am happy however this is the final book in the series because honestly i’m Ya Ya’ed out!! Lol......more

Goodreads review by Giddy on January 02, 2008

I saw this book in a miscellaneous pile at the library and picked it up by chance. I had no idea where the book lay in the chronology of the series and was very excited to see that it was short story format, like Little Altars Everywhere. However, it was obvious within the first few paragraphs that......more