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Pearl, January 2025
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Independently Published
January 2025
On Sale: January 5, 2025
341 pages
ISBN: B0DZPG5H7S
EAN: 9798305927658
Kindle: B0DSGGNRCD
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Multicultural African-American | Historical
In the harsh and unforgiving world of the Jim Crow South, sixteen-year-old Pearl's life takes a devastating turn when she is abducted by a respected local preacher hiding a monstrous darkness. After months of captivity, Pearl seizes a chance to escape, fleeing into the frozen woods, her strength bolstered by the new life growing inside her. But as the icy wilderness drains her resolve, she collapses in labor, finding refuge in the barn of Jasper, a reclusive white widower burdened by his own grief and isolation. Pearl’s newborn son becomes the fragile thread that binds her to Jasper, as his unexpected role in her survival ignites a bond that transcends the racial and societal divides of their time. Together, they forge a tenuous friendship within the safety of Jasper’s remote cabin, but the outside world’s unyielding prejudices and the preacher’s relentless pursuit threaten to destroy the sanctuary they’ve built. Told with raw emotion and steeped in the haunting beauty of Southern Gothic tradition, Pearl is a poignant tale of survival, love, and the transformative power of motherhood. As the boundaries of trust and humanity are tested, Pearl and Jasper must navigate a world intent on keeping them apart, even as they discover the healing strength found in the unlikeliest of connections. For readers who crave deeply personal historical fiction with compelling characters and atmospheric settings, Pearl is an unforgettable story of courage, hope, and redemption in the face of overwhelming odds.
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