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Summary: Grab this book and read it NOW!
Review: Then send it to all your girlfriends! The strength of womens' friendships through hardships and joy absolutely glows!
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Summary: It hit way too close to the mark.
Review: The pathos, humor, loneliness, isolation, interference -- all of it was familiar. Ya-ya's were a way of survival in a time when honesty was painted with a social face and no mouth. I think many people who would like to be ya-ya's are craving the unquestioning friendship and trust that the friends had and modern youth cannot grasp. However, I read it in 2 days and am determined now to leave clear clues as to who I really am for my children to discover me - the good, bad and ugly. It's a provocative, bubblegum-for-the-brain book. Some of the motifs were clumsy, but the story held up leaving a pleasant aftertaste.
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Summary: One of the funniest, most poignant books I have read.
Review: I had many a chuckle and many a tear as I read this story of a daughter trying to find herself and re-create her mother's life. The bond between the four Yaya sisters was a delight to read about and would make anyone wish for such compassionate friends. I hope my book club will select this book for a read and discussion next year.
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Summary: A great read
Review: This book is both funny and poignant. While there are some laugh out loud moments, it's also a touching story of the total connection between mother and daughter, and women and their friends. It weaves a compelling story of four friends, (the self named ya-ya's)and traces their childhood from the pre world war II years to the present. Set in Louisiana, the story recounts momentous events in lives of the girls as they are growing up.. from the premier of "Gone With The Wind", to the life changing events of the Second World War. As the daughter of one of the main characters unravels the Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood through her mother's scrapbook, she discovers skeletons in the closet that will not only change her relationship with her mother, but help the daughter uncover and deal with her own emotional issues.
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Summary: wonderfully entertaining, so realistically written
Review: I couldn't put this book down. It kept me engrossed from departure to arrival on a long international flight. Sleep deprivation didn't matter. I was totally involved in this hilarious and wonderfully realistic interpretation of female friendship. It made me think about just how special these friendships indeed are.I insist that my mother reads it. Next are my girlfriends.
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Summary: This book consumed my mind...
Review: I found this book quite by accident, and I am glad that I hadn't heard anything about it before I dove in. Wow. "Divine Secrets" made me very glad that my grandmother left Louisiana when my mother was three :) but also made me very sad that my best friend and I won't grow old together in the same town. Of course, I realize how disturbed Vivi was (and, perhaps, the rest of the Ya Yas), but one must admit that their life had its enviable qualities -- especially the Ya Yas unconditional support for each other. Who wouldn't love to know that their children had three families to whom they could turn in times of need? Realistically, I have more envy for Sidda, who was able to leave Louisiana behind, become successful, and finally learn to live with her past. I started "Divine Secrets" one morning on the metro. When I got to work, I immediately e-mailed my mother that she had to go out and buy the book. I think she's glad her mother left Louisiana, as well!! I look forward to many more novels by Rebecca Wells, but "Divine Secrets" will certainly not gather any dust!!! I read one book after another, and sometimes they blend; "Divine Secrets" stands out among them all.
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Summary: 25 people in my bookclub LOVED it!
Review: I am a MALE who read and loved this book. Very thought provoking and funny.A great work of fiction.
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Summary: I was completly Ya Ya fied...
Review: By the fourth page I had cried and laughed out loud, and it continued throughout the book It has caused me to want to reach down into my southern roots and pull them to the top for examination. It was hard to decide whether I fit more into the YaYa period or Petites YaYa. Although I am 62 I saw myself in both venues, and my mother as well. I wish I could write but I am definitely putting down some memories. I also love reading Pat Conroy novels, but have read all of them and waiting for more. I read Little Altars Everywhere and think Divine Secrets is best!
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Summary: Pooty Poot Well
Review: This book was worth reading just for the Shirley Temple contest where one of the girls poots. I have never laughed so hard about anything until reading this. You can just see the girls on stage. My mother and I have read this part over again and again. If you do not read anything more than this than I would say it was worth the read.
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Summary: It was sad to leave the world of the Ya-Ya's.....
Review: One of the greatest bonuses in reading fiction for me is the opportunity to join another's world, even if for a short while. I found Devine Secrets to be a heartwarming trip into the ties that bound the four characters. When I turned the last page, my heart sunk because I felt they were taking their friendship elsewhere. Vivi's character is refreshingly colorful (unlike Sidda's...I skimmed through her angst!)The book takes you to the depths of friendship we all long for. Highly recommend it!
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