God's Fool - Maternal Instinct at Eventide (Hardcover)

Has maternal instinct outlived its usefulness in our technologically advanced society? Have all these changes made us a stronger and more enduring species, or have we become a more experienced and innovative savage?In watching the changes in society flow through a small south Florida community, Dr. Robert Fuqua chronicles the effects on the Watson family and their daughter, Pearl, the protagonist. His recollections of Pearl and her family are aided by the confidences of his daughter, Rachel, who was one of Pearl's best friends.