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"This book starts where Pearl in the Mist ended.
Ruby is back home in her shack with her baby girl Pearl. After nearly being raped by Buster Trahaw, Ruby agrees to marry her half-brother, Paul. She wants to give Pearl a good home, give Paul a little bit of happiness, and escape to a "magical world" where no one will harm them. But Ruby is still in love with the father of her child, Beau, who is now married to her twin sister, Gisselle. One day, Ruby receives a call from Beau: Gisselle is severly ill. After being bitten by a mosquito, she contracted St. Louis encephalitis, and is now paralyzed and semiconscious most of the time. She will never recover and eventually die. Beau wants Ruby to assume Gisselle's identity to be able to return to him. Amazingly, Paul agrees to the scheme because he realizes that Ruby is unhappy with their marriage. Paul even makes the suggestion to bring Gisselle to their home, so that everyone will think that it's really Ruby who's sick, not Gisselle.
Their plan actually works. Paul and his sisters are devasted over "Ruby's" illness and demise. Then, Paul gets drunk and drowns himself in the swamp. Outraged, Paul's mother, Gladys, reveals to Ruby that Paul let her in on the scheme all along, that it's really Gisselle that died, and not Ruby. Wanting revenge, Gladys gets custody of baby Pearl, claiming that her grandchild should be with her grandparents, and not with her "aunt". Beau and Ruby decide to fight in court to get their daughter back, but it will be a hard battle, especially since Ruby and Gisselle were identical twins; there's no way of telling them apart."
Marie Morris, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Pregnancy/Child rearing
Yes
Major part of story:
- custody fight
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- clairvoyant
- can see into the future
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Jungles?
Yes
Jungles
- Snakes
- Alligators/Crocs
City?
Yes
City:
- New Orleans
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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