A review by sausome
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells

2.0

Sappy, schmultzy, overly sentimental . . . just a few words to describe this novel. It's what I think of when people want a "beach read", or something akin to "chick lit". That being said, I did, in fact, read the whole thing. There was something in the descriptions of the setting, the development of at least the main character, that kept me interested. Wells' descriptions of this small, thoughtful riverside town of La Luna, Louisiana, actually made me interested in going to the south and seeing those huge plantation houses, the trees blooming with flowers and figs and pears, and just the very "Southern" ways of these people (minus the negative parts, of course). I didn't read "Ya Ya Sisterhood", but I loved the movie, and I can see this being a decent movie once you cut out the sappy, schmultzy, overly sentimental dialogue and crap.