'An emotionally charged addition to Rebecca Wells' bestselling and much loved previous novels, Ya-Yas in Bloom reveals the roots of the Ya-Yas' friendship in the 1930s and roars through sixty years of marriage, child-raising, and hair-raising family secrets. When four year old Teensy Whitman stuffs a pecan up her nose, she sets off the chain of events that lead Teensy, Caro, Vivi and Necie to become true sister-friends. Told in alternating voices of Vivi and the Petite Ya-Yas, Siddalee and Baylor Walker, as well as other denizens of Thornton, Louisiana, Ya-Yas in Bloom shows is 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 Cajun sass shine through. 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 endure.'

Not as engaging as I remember the original books but enjoyable all the same. Sending to kihaan as a rabck.

Thank you, brunton11, for sending the book all the way to Finland. I've read one of Wells' books and enjoyed it. We'll see what happens with this book...

This book was stuck on my self for years, now I finally picked it due to Mining Your Mt TBR Challenge on Finnish Forum. I enjoyed the story as I did the previous Ya Ya novels. At some points the book is really out of line, especially when considering the BLM movement right now but then again Louisiana, USA in the 50’s… I guess life just wasn’t very equal. I love the colorful characters and once again hope I had friends like the Ya Yas.