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HIDDEN JEWEL
4th book in "Landry Series"

The families wishing her well, her high school graduation party is almost as festive as Mardi Gras. The sultry Louisiana heat cannot dispel her family's sinful legacy, or the cruel accident that befalls one of Pearl's twin brothers. Then the bayou that caught him in its spell beckons to her mother, Ruby, back to her Cajun roots. With Pearl's other brother deathly ill, & her father retreating to bourbon, Pearl's cherished dreams swirl away with the hurricane winds seeking her mother & the shocking truths of her heritage, she finds refuge in the arms of a Cajun man. But only when the storm clouds clear can she savor the springtime sweetness that, always seems beyond tomorrow...."I've got to find Mommy. My brother needs her. I was hoping you might have heard from her.""Not a word, not a syllable. I'm sorry," said Aunt Jeanne." My mother and I were just having some late breakfast."I hadn't expected to see Mrs. Tate. My legs began to tremble & my heart to pound...."Look who's here, Mother."Gladys Tate was seated at the table in a wheelchair. Her head seemed to have sunk back in her neck because of the arthritis. Her hair was pale and gray & so thin that her scalp was visible in spots. She didn't smile. Her stony eyes burned into mine and then her lips quivered into a satanic grin....

As soon as Aunt Jeanne left the room, she leaned toward me, her ancient eyes beading. "Tell me about your mother. Quickly."I explained again about my brother's accident & why Mommy had returned to the bayou. The story apparently pleased her. She smiled & sat back. "it's true," she said. "She is responsible & more will happen until she..."Until she what?"Drowns like my son drowned," she said bitterly. Before my very eyes, her face seemed to shrivel & grow haggard with the
impact of her hate. It sent a hot flash through my spine....