description: The story of one woman's search for home and family is the tale of the abduction of an infant and revelation of a middle-aged woman who begins to remember her shadow-life as the daughter of a different mother
language: English
title: Mother of Pearl
titlecomplete: Mother of Pearl
genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 85
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Whitbread Award
category: First Novel
publisher: Scribner