Ya-Yas in Bloom

Unabridged
Author: Rebecca Wells
Narrator: Judith Ivey , Rebecca Wells
Genres: Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: April 2005
Length: 10 hours
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  • CD
Abridged
Author: Rebecca Wells
Narrator: Judith Ivey , Rebecca Wells
Genres: Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: April 2005
Length: 6 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 3.5/5
Formats:
  • CD

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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.

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Ya-Yas in Bloom

by Laura
  • Book Rating: 2/5

Ya-Yas in Bloom

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Reviews (6)

Ya-Yas in Bloom

Written by Laura on November 1st, 2007

  • Book Rating: 2/5

I was not that impressed. It was an easy read, but I found myself waiting for the book to be over. Each chapter is a story onto itself and most of the stories are told with humor, but I just can't give the book a higher rating.

Ya-Yas in Bloom

Written by Anonymous from Ethel, LA on October 16th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Humorous and light... easy to listen to. As a "girl raised in the south", could relate to many of the stories (and the way they were told). Rebecca Wells tends to be a little tough on the Catholic Church!

Ya-Yas in Bloom

Written by Betty Olson on April 12th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

If you like books about gutsy, courageous but fallible Southern women, this book is for you! Add to this a great reader and you have an enjoyable experience that had me both laughing and crying. Please, oh great Ya-Ya Priestess', give me more!

Sweet Story

Written by J. Schwartz on January 26th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This was an enjoyable book. It wasn't as fabulous as the first two in the series but it is worth renting.

Ya-Yas in Bloom

Written by Deborah Martinson on September 29th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Terrific. Rebecca Wells again shows the ability to make place a character, to make characters real and enduring. IT is fun and funny, and sad and sentimental--all lin a great mix. Real. A beautiful book.

Really Enjoyed It!

Written by Rhonda on July 21st, 2005

  • Book Rating: 4/5

More of a collection of short stories than a novel, but overall it's very good. I enjoyed the narrator of this one. Her voices and accents fit the material and were entertaining.

Selected Reviews

Ya-Yas in Bloom

by Laura
  • Book Rating: 2/5

Ya-Yas in Bloom

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Wells, Rebecca

"Rebecca Wells, a Louisiana native, is an author, actor and playwright. Her works for the stage include Splittin' Hairs and Gloria Duplex, for which she created the lead roles.

She has also written teleplays for ABC and CBS. She has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Western States Book Award for her first novel, Little Altars Everywhere.

She tours a one-woman show based on Little Altars Everywhere and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Wells lives on an island near Seattle, Washington."