Awards and Critical Praise
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood became a #1 New York Times bestseller. A number of critics praised the books; The Washington Post states that the book is, “A very entertaining and ultimately deeply moving novel about the complex bonds between a mother and a daughter.”
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