This is a really sweet book from Rebecca Wells, the author who brought the YaYa sisters to life. She does southern really well, and she's done it again with Calla Lily and her family and friends.
Calla Lily grows up in La Luna, Louisiana, in a loving family who are a little more free spirited than most people of the time, and who are the dancing and hair-styling center of their small community. Calla is born in 1953, and Wells really captures the next 30 or so years. When tragedy strikes, Calla uses the lessons her parents taught her, moving to New Orleans and beginning her adult life there.
As with the YaYa sisters, the characters are beautifully drawn and wonderfully charming. There isn't quite the story arc that there was for the YaYa's (and maybe that's why no one made a movie of this book yet), but I enjoyed moving through Calla's life with her, and meeting all of the interesting and engaging people she makes friends with. This is a really enjoyable, easy read.
I have to thank Rita again for the recommendation... great book!
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder
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