Pearl by Siân Hughes Courtney's Picks she has only one option

she has only one option left—if he’ll have her

and after a lifetime as the dark sorcerer’s right-hand

LaRocca journeys deep into the dark heart of Burnt Sparrow

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Pearl by Siân Hughes Courtney's Picks she has only one optionLONG LISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE Heartbreaking and redeeming, Pearl is the story of a young woman in a small English village who is struggling with the disappearance of her mother, what feels like a lifetime ago. "A masterful novel, shot through with legend and song. It can be read on many levels: as a mystery, as a story of grief and healing, as a response to a poem. But most of all, it can be read as a story of love." The Boston Globe "A gorgeous,