{"product_id":"9780060195342","title":"Ya-Yas in Bloom","description":"\u003cp\u003e  Rebecca Wells's wonderful third book in her Ya-Ya trilogy, which includes  \u003ci\u003eLittle Altars Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya  Sisterhood\u003c\/i\u003e, is sure to provide reading that makes you laugh and cry, a  book that will break your heart and mend it again.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eYa-Yas in Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the roots of the Ya-Yas' friendship in the  1930s, following Vivi, Teensy, Caro and Necie through sixty years of  marriage, child-raising, and hair-raising family secrets.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e  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. Using as narration  the alternating voices of Vivi and the Petite Ya-Yas, Siddalee and Baylor  Walker, as well as other denizens of Thornton, Louisiana, Wells show 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 Louisiana sass shine through.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e  But in the Ya-Yas' inimitable way, these four remarkable women also teach  their children about the Mysteries: the wonder of snow in the deep South,  the possibility that humans are made of stars, and the belief that miracles  do happen. And they need a miracle when old grudges and wounded psyches lead  to a heartbreaking crime...and the dynamic web of sisterhood is the only  safety net strong enough to hold families together and endure.  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e  After two bestsellers and a blockbuster movie, the Ya-Yas have become part  of American culture -- icons for the power of women's friendship. \u003ci\u003eYa-Yas  in Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e continues the saga, giving us more Ya-Ya lore, spun out in the  rich patois of the Louisiana bayou country and brim full of the Ya-Ya  message to embrace life and each other with joy.  \u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015435108592,"sku":"9780060195342","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060195342_p0.jpg?v=1763619508","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060195342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}