Follows the trials and tribulations of Pearl, a witty down-home southern matriarch. Born into a large African American family, her father is a country preacher who travels the countryside visiting the sick and spreading the good news of the gospel. Pearl and her brothers and sister live a good life, despite the lack of inside toilets, running water, electricity or a telephone. The family is not without its hardships-her mother dies during childbirth and the Klan burn their house down-but Pearl survives stronger than ever by believing God will make a way out of no way. She eventually moves to St. Louis where she discovers a new way of worship and converts to Catholicism.
As Pearl's family grows to include three children-all of whom are named after gems-she journals their experiences, recording an incredible family history.
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