false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255593950m/5148758.jpg 5148758 7 Now Wells debuts an entirely new cast of characters in this shining stand-alone novel about the pull of first love, the power of life, and the human heart's vast capacity for healing. <i>The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder</i> is the sweet, sexy, funny journey of Calla Lily's life set in Wells's expanding fictional Louisiana landscape. In the small river town of La Luna, Calla bursts into being, a force of nature as luminous as the flower she is named for. Under the loving light of the Moon Lady, the feminine force that will guide and protect her throughout her life, Calla enjoys a blissful childhood—until it is cut short. Her mother, M'Dear, a woman of rapture and love, teaches Calla compassion, and passes on to her the art of healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair." At her mother's side, Calla further learns that this same touch of hands on the human body can quiet her own soul. It is also on the banks of the La Luna River that Calla encounters sweet, succulent first love, with a boy named Tuck. But when Tuck leaves Calla with a broken heart, she transforms hurt into inspiration and heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans to study at L'AcadÉmie de BeautÉ de Crescent. In that extravagant big river city, she finds her destiny—and comes to understand fully the power of her "healing hands" to change lives and soothe pain, including her own. When Tuck reappears years later, he presents her with an offer that is colored by the memories of lost love. But who knows how Cally Lily, a "daughter of the Moon Lady," will respond? A tale of family and friendship, tragedy and triumph, loss and love, <i>The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder</i> features the warmth, humor, soul, and wonder that have made Wells one of today's most cherished writers, and gives us an unforgettable new heroine to treasure. 5215730 book 1 7 2009 The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder: A Novel total:894|5:158|4:297|3:276|2:114|1:49| 894 3083 2433 365 3 6 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 14:17:37 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 22:43:03 -0700 2009 Warning: Possible spoilers

After reading several heavier books this summer, I was ready for a light read, and this book fit that bill fairly well. It's a good story, but I think it could have been a better story without all the Moon Lady nonsense. Like another reviewer said, I was quickly...more...]]> 2 0 false true Mon Sep 28 08:33:17 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 08:44:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 01:29:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 01:58:17 -0700 2009 Amazon.com Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060175...
Another book by the author of the book-into-movie "Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood." Gre...more...]]> 1 3 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 18:13:31 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 19:57:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 08:29:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 09:40:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 07:18:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 08:33:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 08:04:39 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 08:17:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 23:57:20 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 14:28:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 15:18:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:17:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:40:27 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 18:17:45 -0700 2009
When I first started this novel, I noted that it was beautifully written by slow moving. As I spent m...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:27:56 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:28:20 -0700 2009 The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder because I loved Rebecca Wells's Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Now, I'm not sure if my lack of love for Crowning Glory is an indication that it was not as good as Ya-Ya or whether it's an indication that my taste has changed in the ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 07:51:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 20:56:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 18:29:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 06:26:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 20:04:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 07:59:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 15:15:06 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 15:22:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 4 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 09:26:18 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 07:46:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 19:44:53 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 09:48:02 -0700 2009
I won The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder through a Goodreads giveaway.

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I didn't mind that she went back to Tuck, and I didn't mind that he came back to her. But the fact that what kept them apart was Uncle Tucker intervening ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 22:45:26 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:10:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 19:01:32 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 06:24:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5148758