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Jun 30, 2015labyrinthine rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood is a novel which depicts the relationship between friends and family. To begin, we meet Siddalee Walker a director and the daughter of Vivi Walker. The scene is set as the two are in the middle of a fight over a recent story in the New York Times. The story in a profile of Siddalee's life which describes Vivi as a child abuser and an unstable personality. Vivi is enraged and refuses to speak with her daughter. Siddalee then postpones her marriage to long time fiancee Connor McGill and retreats from her problems in a cabin outside of town. In the hope of mending the relationship between mother and daughter Vivi's childhood friends come to the rescue by sending her a book, The Divine Secrets. The book follows the children and their bond which manifests itself through the YaYas. This novel is written in a very interesting style. It follows many different paths in order to create one story. It begins with Siddalee and her background. Then we see Vivi and her current life. As the Divine Secrets comes into play we begin to follow both Vivi's childhood and that of Siddalee as well. All in all a completely fascinating book. The author shows us how the tragic events in Vivi's life have scarred Siddalee. It calls the reader to try to understand their own childhood. In addition because of its dual perspectives it allows the reader to really see the cause and effect relationship between child and parent. A must read as it instills empathy in the reader. I will however give a fair warning that some parts may upset certain readers, proceed with caution.