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Clan Ya-yá

by Rebecca Wells

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Language
Spanish
Published
2005
Publisher
RBA Coleccionables
Pages
384
ISBN
9788447338610
When a candid magazine interview spirals into a public indictment of her mother, Siddalee Walker, a successful theater director, finds herself completely cut off. Her mother, the dramatic and vivacious Vivi, declares her dead to her, creating a painful rift that travels from New York to the heart of Louisiana. In a desperate attempt to broker peace, Vivi's lifelong friends, the spirited and inseparable Ya-Ya Sisterhood, intervene. They send Sidda a scrapbook, a collection of memories and mementos titled "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," hoping it holds the key to reconciliation.

As Sidda delves into the scrapbook's pages, she is pulled back in time to the 1930s Louisiana bayou, uncovering the story of four young girls and the blood oath that bound them for life. The scrapbook reveals a world of youthful rebellion, fierce loyalty, and heartbreaking secrets her mother never shared. It offers a glimpse into the profound joys and hidden sorrows that shaped the woman Sidda only thought she knew. This journey into the past forces her to confront the complex, tangled beauty of imperfect love, and to question whether understanding is as important as forgiveness.

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