I finished off another book (My 10th "journey" this year! Yay me!) yesterday afternoon. "Ya-Yas In Bloom" by Rebecca Wells was actually pretty good and I truly enjoyed it. However, I'm not holding my breath expecting it to be turned into a movie! I really want to go back and watch the "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" movie after reading the "Bloom" book, which details the Ya-Yas children, the "Petites Ya-Yas" (children of the original Ya-Ya clan) and the "Tres Petites" (grandchildren of Vivi, Teensy, Necie, and Caro AKA the "Ya-Yas"). Next on my reading list is "The Crowning Glory Of Calla Lily Ponder," also by Rebecca Wells.
Known for her beloved Ya-Ya books, 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' 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 Cally 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.
I'm actually looking forward to taking a "journey" through "The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder," as I consider it an unexpected treat to myself that I surpassed my reading goals for this year, even though I still have 3 more books that I plan to read. Two of them, "Michael Vey: The Colony" & "Christmas In Bethel" (both books written by Richard Paul Evans), have yet to be released! November 26 needs to hurry up and get here so I can take another "Journey Through A Book" after I finish my '"journey" with "Calla Lily Ponder!"
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