Based in Mississippi, Jewel and her husband, Leston have five healthy children. When Brenda Kay is born in 1943, Jewel gives thanks. Jewel is the sstory of how quicly life can change, how an unforeseen event can quickly change a life. In this story of a woman's devotion to the child who is both her burden and Gods's singular way of smiling on her, Bret Lott has created a mother-daughter relationship of matchless intensity and beauty, and one of most indomitable heroines in contemporary fiction. (Oprah's Book Club book)
Wonderful, wonderful story. Both daughter and mother are heroines. As a mother who has been through the 'long hospital thing' with a sick child, I could relate to so much of this story.
Wonderful, wonderful story. Both daughter and mother are heroines. As a mother who has been through the 'long hospital thing' with a sick child, I could relate to so much of this story.
