{"product_id":"jewel-9780671038182","title":"Jewel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewel\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBret Lott\u003c\/b\u003e is a native of Los Angeles, California. His parents were raised in Mississippi and East Texas and relocated to Los Angeles in the 1950s. It is this Southern heritage -- going all the way back to the War Between the States -- that Mr. Lott has drawn on in writing \u003ci\u003eJewel.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of five highly acclaimed novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Owned Vermont, A Stranger's House, Jewel, Reed's Beach, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunt Club, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as two collections of widely anthologized short stories, \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Old Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Home, \u003c\/i\u003e and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eFathers, Sons, and Brothers.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives with his wife and two sons near Charleston, South Carolina, and teaches at the College of Charleston and Vermont Colle\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626025652498,"sku":"9780671038182","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_639146af-ad7f-4551-9e17-907f381dd6c6.jpg?v=1732647058","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jewel-9780671038182","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}