| Jewel Contributor(s): Lott, Bret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671038184 ISBN-13: 9780671038182 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: 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. "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 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.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Southern - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91017842 |
| Series: Oprah's Book Club |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.35" W x 8.21" (0.68 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Mid-South |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 32278 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 26.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |