Sins of Pearl

ISBN 1-4107-3389-0
Cover created by Sherry Pentecost, a Georgia Bulldog peach.

DEDICATIONS

This novel is dedicated to Franck St. Come; Kesnel Vertil; Marlene Charlotin; members of the Rotary Clubs of Sarasota, Florida, USA, and Port-au-Prince, Haiti; employees and agents of the United States Agency for International Development; and to all the citizens of Haiti who are working to make our world a better place to live.

Because of the commitment of the above individuals and organizations, a minimum of 25 percent of the profits generated by this novel will be set aside in a Carribean Basin Fund to support humanitarian, educational, and cultural projects in the Basin, and in Latin and South America, with priority given to initiatives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Carribean Basin Fund will be managed by the Sarasota Rotary Foundation, and distributed through programs of the Rotary Foundation, a nonprofit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world peace through humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs.

An additional twenty-five percent will be divided between the Sarasota Rotary Foundation, the University of Florida, and Sarasota s Education Foundation and North United Methodist Church.

About the Book

Pearl Johnson, getting on in years, falls in love. Due to a litany of heavy personal baggage of a doomed marriage, she has difficulty accepting that she has the right to enjoy herself, life, and the pursuit of happiness. Widower Bob Turner is clueless about what the future holds. For many years he was happily married and is dubious about a second relationship, fearing that it would only lead to disappointment. Buried in loneliness, he becomes heavily involved in volunteer work self-pity, and alcohol. This fascinating story of love and internal conflict takes place amid the wonderfully complex, yet beautiful, and sometimes tragic, life in Haiti. Guidance comes from unlikely friendships - a Vodoun shaman, a Catholic priest, and a Haitian engineer. Fate's intervention in the relationship is best capsulated by the Vodoun, who says, "God works in strange and mysterious ways." As with all of Jim's novels, Sins of Pearl is written to entertain. But this novel may disturb a few people. So be it.

-Jim Henry

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