A Handful of Pearls - Noe, Mary Ann
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Betty, an 84-year-old mother and wife, is finally forced into facing a flaw she dealt with her entire life: her inability to communicate. In the loss of a child, in flirting with affairs, in the midst of a troubled marriage, Betty keeps her own counsel. No one knows her deepest heart, not even her own daughter, Reggie, because such things are not spoken of. As a result, Reggie withdraws further and further from her mother. Watching Reggie fight with issues of her own, edging ever closer to the precipice of a broken life, Betty comes face to face with the necessity of revealing the pearls and…mehr

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Betty, an 84-year-old mother and wife, is finally forced into facing a flaw she dealt with her entire life: her inability to communicate. In the loss of a child, in flirting with affairs, in the midst of a troubled marriage, Betty keeps her own counsel. No one knows her deepest heart, not even her own daughter, Reggie, because such things are not spoken of. As a result, Reggie withdraws further and further from her mother. Watching Reggie fight with issues of her own, edging ever closer to the precipice of a broken life, Betty comes face to face with the necessity of revealing the pearls and daggers of her own life in hopes of helping her daughter. Because she cannot bear to speak of the cracks in her heart, Betty writes a journal chronicling everything she protected. In a moment of monumental risk, she hands off the book to Reggie, hoping for salvation for both of them, and their families. In turn, Betty and Reggie give the journal to Reggie's daughter with the admonition to remember the story. Spanning three generations, A Handful of Pearls is the story of love and family, loss and hope.
Autorenporträt
After earning Bachelor and Master degrees, Mary Ann Noe taught 7th grade, followed by high school English and Psychology. Retired, she now spends time gardening, reading, writing, and communing with nature. Eons ago, at age nine, her first short story was one of those prize-winning gems, starting, "The midnight clock struck in the village. Bong! Bong! B--" Then she gave up! Eventually, however, she learned that slashing the bad stuff, and rewriting, doesn't leave scars. Since then, Mary Ann continues to publish short stories, poetry, non-fiction, photography, and the novels To Know Her (2021) and A Handful of Pearls (2022). Visit www.maryannnoe.com for her blog, photos, a contact link, and more.