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The Crowning Glory of Calla Lilly Ponder

In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder enjoys a blissful childhood at her mother's side, learns the art of healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair," and encounters first love with a boy named Tuck. When Tuck leaves her, Calla transforms her sorrow into inspiration and heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans--where she realizes the full power of her "healing hands" and Tuck presents her with an offer that is colored by the memories of lost love.

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  • "In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder enjoys a blissful childhood at her mother's side, learns the art of healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair," and encounters first love with a boy named Tuck. When Tuck leaves her, Calla transforms her sorrow into inspiration and heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans--where she realizes the full power of her "healing hands" and Tuck presents her with an offer that is colored by the memories of lost love."@en
  • "In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder enjoys a blissful childhood at her mother's side, learns the art of healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair," and encounters first love with a boy named Tuck. When Tuck leaves her, Calla transforms her sorrow into inspiration and heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans--where she realizes the full power of her "healing hands" and Tuck presents her with an offer that is colored by the memories of lost love."
  • "A tale of family and friendship, tragedy and triumph, loss and love, The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder follows the life of a young girl growing up in Louisiana."
  • "Calla Lily Ponder bursts into life--guided by Moon Lady, a protective feminine force--where she thrives in her small Louisiana town until the end of her first love pushes her to Cresent City, where she discovers she has the power of "healing hands" to change lives and end pain."
  • "Calla Lily Ponder bursts into life--guided by Moon Lady, a protective feminine force--where she thrives in her small Louisiana town until the end of her first love pushes her to Cresent City, where she discovers she has the power of "healing hands" to change lives and end pain."@en
  • "Calla Lily Ponder bursts into life--guided by Moon Lady, a protective feminine force--where she thrives in her small Louisiana town until the end of her first love pushes her to Crescent City, where she discovers she has the power of "healing hands" to change lives and end pain."@en
  • "Known for her beloved Ya-Ya books (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Little Altars Everywhere, and Ya-Yas in Bloom), Rebecca Wells has helped women name, claim, and celebrate their shared sisterhood for over a decade. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood held the top of the New York Times bestseller list for sixty-eight weeks, became a knockout feature film, sold more than 5 million copies, and inspired the creation of Ya-Ya clubs worldwide. 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. The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder 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'AcadEmie de BeautE 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 Calla Lily, a "daughter of the Moon Lady," will respond' A tale of family and friendship, tragedy and triumph, loss and love, The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder 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."@en
  • "In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder enjoys a blissful childhood under the light of "the Moon Lady, the feminine force that will guide her throughout her life, and her mother, M'Dear, from whom she learns the art of healing through "fixing hair." When her first love, Tuck, leaves her, Calla heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans--where she comes to understand the full power of her "healing hands.""@en
  • "In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder enjoys a blissful childhood under the light of "the Moon Lady, the feminine force that will guide her throughout her life, and her mother, M'Dear, from whom she learns the art of healing through "fixing hair." When her first love, Tuck, leaves her, Calla heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans--where she comes to understand the full power of her "healing hands.""
  • "In the small river town of La Luna, Calla enjoys a blissful childhood. Her mother, a woman of rapture and love, teaches Calla the art of healing through the humble womanly art of ?fixing hair.? 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 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. There she 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. A tale of family and friendship, tragedy and triumph, loss and love, The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder features the warmth, humor, soul, and wonder that have made Wells one of today?s most cherished writers."@en

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  • "Chick lit"
  • "Chick lit"@en
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  • "General fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Large type books"
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  • "The crowning glory of Calla Lily Ponder : a novel"
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  • "The crowning glory of Calla Lily Ponder"
  • "Calla Lily Ponder"
  • "The crowning glory of Calla Lily Ponder [large print]"@en
  • "The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder"@en
  • "The crowning glory of calla lily ponder a novel"@en

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