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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Mass Market Paperback, 560 pag
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 0671042572
Release Date: Jan 1, 2001
Average Reader Review:   (Based on 4 reviews.)
| |  | | | In Brief
Each of Jewel Hilburn's six children is a blessing. But her youngest, Brenda Kay, who was born with Down syndrome, is also a burden. The smallest accomplishments are milestones in Brenda Kay's life, and Jewel must devote her complete attention to the child. Set in 1943 in backwoods Mississippi, Jewel is a haunting tale of heartbreak and the redemptive powers of love. Drawing from the real-life experiences of his grandmother and aunt, author Bret Lott spins a masterpiece of truth and triumph, capturing the joy of Brenda Kay's first steps and the strain the dependent child puts on the rest of the Hilburn family.
| | | | From The Publisher
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.
| | | | Annotation
In this masterful portrayal of a mother's heartbreak and her devotion to a child who is both a blessing and a burden, Bret Lott takes a quantum leap forward. He transports readers to the backwoods of Mississippi, to 1943 and to the subject of truly great novels -- love's redemptive power.
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 | | | | | Number of Reviews: 4 Average Rating:
Excellent Reading
-- A reviewer, May 7, 2001
An interesting read 
-- Becky, a mother of 5 and grandmother of 2, May 1, 2001
Best book I have ever read!!!
-- Kirsten, a mom of 3 and full time Deputy, February 27, 2002
Also Recommended: She Come Undone, This Much I know is True, by Wally Lam and Carter Beats the Devil, by Glen David Gold
A New Favorite
-- Lindsey, a college student, August 10, 2001
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