Jewel (Hardcover)

Young women like Jewel weren't supposed to get pregnant out of wedlock. It had brought shame to her family, and every day she had to endure the same guilt-laden words of condemnation from her parents. Her boyfriend wanted nothing more to do with her. The elders of her church banished her from the church. There was even talk of forcing her to leave her small town. Her life, which had once seemed so promising, was now crashing down around her. But then a mysterious woman dressed all in black enters the scene, and Jewel's life takes an interesting turn . . . Jewel tells the adventures of a young woman who is forced to confront the mistakes of her past and rise above her situation. It is a story of hope for anyone who has ever felt cast aside by their friends, family or peers and shows how a single act of love and acceptance can change a person's life forever.