The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder - Softcover

Rebecca Wells

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060930624 ISBN 13: 9780060930622

Publisher: Harper, 2010

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2010-04-13 Pages: 395 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Known for her beloved Ya-Ya books (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Little Altars Everywhere. and Ya-Yas in Bloom). Rebecca Wells has helped women name. claim. and celebrate their shared sisterhood for over a decade. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood held the top of the New York Times bestseller list for sixty-eight weeks. became a knockout feature film. sold more than 5 million copies. and inspired the creation of Ya-Ya clubs worldwide. Now Wells debuts an entirely new cast of characters in this shining stand-alone novel about the pull of first love. the power of life. and the human hearts vast capacity for healing. The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder is the sweet. sexy. funny journey of Calla Lilys life set in Wellss expanding fictional Louisiana landscape. In the small river town...

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Review:

Praise for Ya Yas in Bloom:

‘Uplifting, uproarious, saucy and smart, the Ya-Ya sisterhood sequel lives up to the highest expectations’ Booklist

‘Essential for Ya-Ya fans’ Heat

‘This is a glorious read that takes you into the heart of small-town America’ Good Book Guide

‘Continuing the tradition of feisty American girlfriends who pull together in a crisis – Thelma and Louise, The Steel Magnolias – this is a beauty of a read’ Good Housekeeping

From the Back Cover:

Known for her beloved Ya-Ya books (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Little Altars Everywhere, and Ya-Yas in Bloom), Rebecca Wells has helped women name, claim, and celebrate their shared sisterhood for over a decade. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood held the top of the New York Times bestseller list for sixty-eight weeks, became a knockout feature film, sold more than 5 million copies, and inspired the creation of Ya-Ya clubs worldwide.

Now Wells debuts an entirely new cast of characters in this shining stand-alone novel about the pull of first love, the power of life, and the human heart's vast capacity for healing.

The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder is the sweet, sexy, funny journey of Calla Lily's life set in Wells's expanding fictional Louisiana landscape. In the small river town of La Luna, Calla bursts into being, a force of nature as luminous as the flower she is named for. Under the loving light of the Moon Lady, the feminine force that will guide and protect her throughout her life, Calla enjoys a blissful childhood--until it is cut short. Her mother, M'Dear, a woman of rapture and love, teaches Calla compassion, and passes on to her the art of healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair." At her mother's side, Calla further learns that this same touch of hands on the human body can quiet her own soul. It is also on the banks of the La Luna River that Calla encounters sweet, succulent first love, with a boy named Tuck.

But when Tuck leaves Calla with a broken heart, she transforms hurt into inspiration and heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans to study at L'Academie de Beaute de Crescent. In that extravagant big river city, she finds her destiny--and comes to understand fully the power of her "healing hands" to change lives and soothe pain, including her own. When Tuck reappears years later, he presents her with an offer that is colored by the memories of lost love. But who knows how Calla Lily, a "daughter of the Moon Lady," will respond?

A tale of family and friendship, tragedy and triumph, loss and love, The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder features the warmth, humor, soul, and wonder that have made Wells one of today's most cherished writers, and gives us an unforgettable new heroine to treasure.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0060930624
• ISBN 13: 9780060930622
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 395