Rebecca Wells ist Buchautorin, Schauspielerin und Dramatikerin. Sie wuchs auf einer Plantage in Louisiana auf, arbeitete als Kellnerin und nahm bei Allen Ginsberg Schreibunterricht. Nebenbei machte sie am Theater Karriere und feierte große Erfolge mit ihrem Ein-Personen-Stück "Splittin Hair". Mit ihren Geschichten von den Ya-Ya-Schwestern setzte sie in den USA eine Kultbewegung in Gang, die Frauen aller Altersgruppen erfasste: Begeisterte Fans gründeten Ya-Ya-Clubs, deren Mitglieder Geheimnisse hüten, Rezepte austauschen und Kummer teilen. Rebecca Wells lebt mit ihrem Mann auf einer Insel bei Seattle.

A big, blowzy romp through the rainbow eccentricities of three generations of crazy bayou debutantes.Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA very entertaining and, ultimately, deeply moving novel about the complex bonds between mother and daughter.Washington PostMary McCarthy, Anne Rivers Siddons, and a host of others have portrayed the power and value of female friendships, but no one has done it with more grace, charm, talent, and power than Rebecca Wells.Richmond Times-DispatchThe incomparable #1 New York Times bestsellera book that reigned at the top of the list for an remarkable sixty-eight weeksRebecca Wellss Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a classic of Southern womens fiction to be read and reread over and over again. A poignant, funny, outrageous, and wise novel about a lifetime friendship between four Southern women, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood brilliantly explores the bonds of female friendship, the often-rocky relationship between mothers and daughters, and the healing power of humor and love, in a story as fresh and uplifting as when it was first published a decade and a half ago. If you havent yet met the Ya-Yas, what are you waiting for?

A big, blowzy romp through the rainbow eccentricities of three generations of crazy bayou debutantes.Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA very entertaining and, ultimately, deeply moving novel about the complex bonds between mother and daughter.Washington PostMary McCarthy, Anne Rivers Siddons, and a host of others have portrayed the power and value of female friendships, but no one has done it with more grace, charm, talent, and power than Rebecca Wells.Richmond Times-DispatchThe incomparable #1 New York Times bestsellera book that reigned at the top of the list for an remarkable sixty-eight weeksRebecca Wellss Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a classic of Southern womens fiction to be read and reread over and over again. A poignant, funny, outrageous, and wise novel about a lifetime friendship between four Southern women, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood brilliantly explores the bonds of female friendship, the often-rocky relationship between mothers and daughters, and the healing power of humor and love, in a story as fresh and uplifting as when it was first published a decade and a half ago. If you havent yet met the Ya-Yas, what are you waiting for?