Ya Ya

I read the Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood over spring break and was really moved by how very traumatic relationships between mothers and daughters are so commonplace. The characters were very close friends and, growing up in the deep south, comfortable with their bodies enough to sleep nearly nude on their front porch during the summer! A far cry from the books on Muslim women, who are taught to deny their earthly bodies, it was so refreshing to read the story of women who are so deeply in tune with their bodies. I'd never even seen the movie, so I had no idea what to expect from the book, but it was a great read.