Little Altars Everywhere
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| Author | Rebecca Wells |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1 Aug 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 224 p. (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-06-019362-X (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 40557184 |
| Followed by | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood |
Little Altars Everywhere is a 1992 short story collection by Rebecca Wells which chronicles the adventures of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood—four eccentric women—and their children, affectionately called the Petites Ya-Yas.
Author Rebecca Wells alternates between setting her short stories in the 1960s, when Siddalee Walker, daughter of Vivi, is growing up, and the early 1990s, when Sidda is grown and dealing with the consequences of her turbulent childhood. It is the prequel to the 1996 novel Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Each chapter is narrated by a different person (Little Shep, Sidda, Lulu, etc.).
Contents
- "Ooh! My Soul" — Siddalee, 1991
Part One
- "Wilderness Training" — Siddalee, 1963
- "Choreography" — Siddalee, 1961
- "Wandering Eye" — Big Shep, 1962
- "Skinny-Dipping" — Baylor, 1963
- "Bookworms" — Viviane, 1964
- "Cruelty to Animals" — Little Shep, 1964
- "Beatitudes" — Siddalee, 1963
- "The Elf and the Fair" — Siddalee, 1963
- "The Princess of Gimmee" — Lulu, 1967
- "Hair of the Dog" — Siddalee, 1965
Part Two
- "Willetta's Witness" — Willetta, 1990
- "Snuggling" — Little Shep, 1990
- "Catfish Dreams" — Baylor, 1990
- "E-Z Boy War" — Big Shep, 1991
- "Playboys' Scrapbook" — Chaney, 1991
- "Looking for My Mules" — Viviane, 1991
- "The First Imperfect Divine Compassion Baptism Video" — Siddalee, 1991
