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    Little Altars Everywhere
    Little Altars Everywhere
    Little Altars Everywhere
    Audiobook9 hours

    Little Altars Everywhere

    Written by Rebecca Wells

    Narrated by Judith Ivey

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    “Brilliant. . . . A structural tour de force. . . . A classic Southern tale of dysfunctional and marginal madness. The author’s gift for giving life to so many voices leaves the reader profoundly moved.”— Seattle Weekly

    The companion novel to Rebecca Wells’s celebrated #1 New York Times bestseller Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    Who can resist the rich cadences of Sidda Walker and her flamboyant, secretive mother, Vivi? Here, the young Sidda—a precocious reader and an eloquent observer of the fault lines that divide her family—leads us into her mischievous adventures at Our Lady of Divine Compassion parochial school and beyond. A Catholic girl of pristine manners, devotion, and provocative ideas, Sidda is the very essence of childhood joy and sorrow.

    Little Altars Everywhere is an insightful, piercing, and unflinching evocation of childhood, a loving tribute to the transformative power of faith, and a thoroughly fresh chronicle of a family that is as haunted as it is blessed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJul 7, 2009
    ISBN9780061961618
    Author

    Rebecca Wells

    Writer, actor, and playwright Rebecca Wells is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Ya-Yas in Bloom, Little Altars Everywhere, and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, which was made into a feature film. A native of Louisiana, she now lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest.

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    • 5/5
      See my review of [Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood] as I read these two books back-to-back
    • 5/5
      I read this after DSYYS and liked it even better. Let me know how things started and understand why things became the way they did. Wonderful southern fiction that makes you feel it's not fiction at all.
    • 5/5
      Just perfect. The writing drew me right in and made laugh and broke my heart. Judith Ivey’s narration is spectacular.
    • 2/5
      Ok. Not as good as the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
    • 3/5
      I didn't enjoy this one as much as I did the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. This book contained more of the pain and less of the joie de vivre than the other one did.
    • 1/5
      Big disappointment after the Divine Secrets.
    • 4/5
      I finished this and went straight into Divine Secrets. I am southern and it is so endearing to read a book dripping with southern life. Very enjoyable book, it starts light and funny but there is a dark part to this book. Can't wait to finish the second and move on to the third in the series!
    • 4/5
      This book is best read after "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood". It shows the Walker family from the point of view of other family members as well as Siddalee. It starts off light in tone but becomes even darker than "Divine Secrets" towards the end of the book.
    • 5/5
      The first book about the crazy walker family and the unstoppable ya-yas. A must have.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the friendships in this book. I also enjoyed the "southerness" of it. It almost makes me want to go back and visit Louisiana again...but not really.
    • 4/5
      I tried reading Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by this author quite a while ago and could not get into it so when I started reading this book I was quite prepared that this was going to go the same way but surprise! - I really enjoyed this book and will now try Divine Secrets again.I loved the characters, especially Chaney and Willetta and found the book to be both heartwarming and emotional. I am so glad I read it.Back Cover Blurb:Little Altars Everywhere offers another look into the turbulent, unconventional and often hilarious lives of the quirky Walker clan of Thornton, Louisiana. Blending postbellum electricity with an off-beat Catholic pedigree, the Walkers take turns imparting the family history, bringing a whole new meaning to the term Southern Gothic.Little Altars Everywhere is often outrageous and wildly funny and yet beneath each comic turn lies the dark reality of life on the Pecan Grove Plantation.
    • 5/5
      Love everything this author has done. Started with me reading Ya YA Sisterhood, and has gone on from there.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed reading this story. I found myself saying "Yall" to my family and friends. I wish the mother hadn't been so abusive. I thought it took a long time to wrap up.
    • 4/5
      This is my favorite Rebecca Wells book. I liked being able to see the different POVs of the characters. It was interesting to see the character's different perspectives on the situations that happened.I read this after Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood... and I no longer liked Vivi as much as I did before. I won't spoil the book, but in Little Altars everywhere you get to see a much darker side to Vivi's character.Still, I loved this book. Each character had their own personality. It was funny, sad, nostaligic, and a memorable read.
    • 3/5
      This book hasn't grabbed me like Yayas in Bloom did, but I keep finding myself drawn back. I like how it changes perspective from Sidda to Little Shep and back to Viv and Big Shep. Buggy is hysterical. Love the fear and respect for Catholicism, so true.Do I ge time in purgatory for even considering releasing this at/near a church?Well after saying that this book hadn't grabbed me like others in the series did, it certainly got its claws into me last night. Forced myself to stop reading when I got to pt 2 and read the rest this morning.Liked how it fast forwarded to the 90s and reminisces before coming to the then present with Bay's dau's baptism. Only wish I still had Yayas in Bloom to reread now that I know about their past, would tie it all together better. This is why serial books should be read in order. o:)Even though the bits about the Penguins made me laugh, I don't think this can pass as a church appropriate release
    • 3/5
      This was a good book for those who want some more more more of the Ya Ya's. The book lacked all the fun stories and the true heart of the first book with all " secrets "of the Ya-Ya's. But I would say if anyone was as attached to the Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood, you will not be entirely disappointed in this book. I recommend this book as a follow up to the first. Happy Reading.
    • 5/5
      Much better than the Ya-yas - a slighty more ironic and sad book, this one digs into the disgrace and abuse behind the scenes.
    • 2/5
      It's about a dysfunctional family from Louisiana, but then most books about Louisiana are about dysfunctional families. Why is that? Please don't answer. BTW, I'm from there, not the dysfunctional part, the Louisiana part. I won't be reading the follow-up book about the Ya-Ya's. Reading this one was enough… more than enough.
    • 4/5
      Unusual and thought provoking. Overall the book was a good read and got better towards the end. Spanning over 30 years, this story is rich in tone and mood and takes a special writing talent to produce a saga that you feel can go on indefinitly.