Jewel

JewelJewel is the story of how quickly a life can change; how, like lightning, an unforeseen event can set us on a course without reason or compass. In the backwoods of Mississippi, a land of honeysuckle and grapevine, Jewel and her husband, Leston, are truly blessed; they have five fine children. When Brenda Kay is born in 1943, Jewel gives thanks for a healthy baby, last born and most welcome. In this story of a woman's devotion to the child who is both

Jewel is the story of how quickly a life can change; how, like lightning, an unforeseen event can set us on a course without reason or compass.

In the backwoods of Mississippi, a land of honeysuckle and grapevine, Jewel and her husband, Leston, are truly blessed; they have five fine children. When Brenda Kay is born in 1943, Jewel gives thanks for a healthy baby, last-born and most welcome.

In this story of a woman's devotion to the child who is both her burden and God's singular way of smiling on her, Bret Lott has created a mother-daughter relationship of matchless intensity and beauty, and one of the finest, most indomitable heroines in contemporary American fiction.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 01/19/1999
ISBN: 9780671038182
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.21h x 5.35w x 1.01d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 32278 / Jewel
Reading Level: 5.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 26