Pearl: A Novel Summary
Siân Hughes

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Pearl: A Novel Overview

Pearl is a novel by Siân Hughes. Marianne returns to her childhood village in Wales with her daughter for a summer festival. She is still mourning the loss of her mother who disappeared when she was eight years old and she relives her childhood and explores her relationship with her daughter to heal herself. The novel moves through in a vignette style as Hughes explores themes of nature, memory, escapism, grief, and sibling bonds.