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| Tengy fuh de tenduh mannus fuh lub--Gullah/Geechee love |
Welcome!
An Ocean of Jewels, the
literary, debut novel (published 2006) by
Judy C. Andrews, is a powerful journey of
one woman's battle with foster care, family secrets, unhealthy relationships, and alcohol abuse to embrace love and her rich
Gullah/Geechee heritage.
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When
Imani Jewel Henderson's mysterious father dies on her 29th birthday, Christmas day, 1999, she begins a journey toward self-love,
and faces many challenges. Can she unravel the secrets of her family's disturbing past when she was a foster child?
Why did her mother commit suicide and leave her all alone? Why did her father keep notes about a holy river, an Orphan
Train, and a murder in 1901? How will she battle depression and alcohol addiction? Will Imani heal from two abusive
relationships with married men? How can she repair what she destroyed when she slept with her best friend's husband?
Will she ever find the love that will connect her to her Gullah/Geechee heritage? Imani discovers that the answers are
hidden in the rich details of her African American family traditions of quilts, folklore, Eva Creek Island, and the affluent
town of Jewel Park, New York.
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Retailers may order the novel, An Ocean of Jewels, by
Judy C. Andrews, through the following book distributors: Ingram Book Group, or Baker & Taylor.
Haffuh hol on tuh we'own land; haffuh hol on tuh we'own freedum!
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