Publisher, Harper Audio (March 2003)

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An emotionally charged addition to Rebecca Wells' award-winning bestseller ,b>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.

About the Author: A native of Louisiana, Rebecca Wells is an actor and playwright in addition to being the author of the phenomenal bestsellers, Little Altars Everywhere and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, which have been translated into twenty-three languages worldwide. She has received numerous awards, including the Western States Book Award for Little Altars Everywhere and the 1999 Adult Trade ABBY Award for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

About the Performer: 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.