''Little Altars Everywhere'' is a 1992 short story collection by

Rebecca Wells Rebecca Wells (born February 3, 1953) is an American author, actor, and playwright known for the ''Ya-Ya Sisterhood'' series, which includes the books ''Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'', ''Little Altars Everywhere'', ''Ya-Yas in Bloom'' ...

which chronicles the adventures of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood—four eccentric women—and their children, affectionately called the Petites Ya-Yas.

Plot introduction

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 {{Infobox book , , name = Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood , title_orig = , translator = , image = File:DivineSecretsOfTheYaYaSisterhood.jpg , caption = First edition , author = Rebecca Wells , cover_a ...

''. Each chapter is narrated by a different person (Little Shep, Sidda, Lulu, etc.). 1998 short story collections American short story collections HarperCollins books {{1990s-story-collection-stub