{"product_id":"little-altars-everywhere-a-novel-isbn-9780060759964","title":"Little Altars Everywhere: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“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.”— \u003cem\u003eSeattle Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe companion novel to Rebecca Wells’s celebrated #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Altars Everywhere\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe companion to the beloved bestseller \u003cem\u003eDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood\u003c\/em\u003e, here is the funny, heartbreaking, and powerfully insightful tale that first introduced Siddalee, Vivi, their spirited Walker clan, and the indomitable Ya-Yas.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Rebecca Wells has written a funny, eloquent and sad novel that easily leaps regional bounds.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At the Walker family altar, sainthood is a one-way ticket to purgatory, and getting there is half the fun.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColumbus Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gem of a book....Wells offers a virtuoso performance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A brilliant piece of work...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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wells’ people pop with life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wells effectively juxtaposes the innocence and joy of childhood reveries with the pain and guilt of adult memories.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Energetic and delicious…each voice is unique, independent and right on.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A hilarious and heartbreaking first novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rarely do you find a first novel of such power. The author’s strange, arresting combination of colloquialism and poetry flows from her eight characters with a force so strong you savor each sentence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887663476965,"sku":"NP9780060759964","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060759964.jpg?v=1730227188","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/little-altars-everywhere-a-novel-isbn-9780060759964","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}