The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder

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For longtime Ya-Ya fans, as well as the lucky ones discovering Wells for the first time, comes Wellss new standalone novel about the pull of first love, the power of home, and everyday magic.
My name is Calla Lily Ponder. I was born in 1953, in La Luna, Louisiana.

So begins Calla Lilys journey through her magical childhood in La Luna, a small town named after the sparkling river from which Calla draws her strength time and time again. Its in La Luna where Calla Lily discovers her talent for fixing peoples hairlearned at the side of her talented and loving motherbut also the transformative gift of first love.

A series of tragic events leads Calla to search for a fresh start in a beauty school in New Orleans, the wild and colourful city that allows Calla to flourish into adulthood, and to realize her healing hands can do much more than fix damaged hair.

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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

Author Bio

A native of Louisiana, Rebecca Wells is an actor and playwright in addition to being the author of the phenomenal bestsellers Little Altars Everywhere and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, which have been translated into twenty-three languages worldwide. She has received numerous awards, including the Western States Book Award for Little Altars Everywhere and the 1999 American Booksellers Book of the Year Award for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.