Mother of Pearl (novel) Mother of Pearl (novel) "See Nacre for material produced by mollusks." Mother of Pearl (1999) is a novel by Melinda Haynes, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection, June 1999. The audio version is performed by Nana Visitor. Set in Petal, Mississippi, a small town at the close of the 1950s, this novel tells the story of the 28-year-old Even Grade, a black man who grew up an orphan, and Valuable Korner, a 15-year-old white girl, who is the daughter of the town prostitute and an unknown father. They are both separately seeking the family, love, and affection
Pearl Thompson Thompson is also featured on the album "Callus" by Gonjasufi, released in August 2016. Thompson is noted for being reclusive and private about his personal life, and is primarily now dedicated to painting. Pearl Thompson Pearl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson on 8 November 1957 in Surrey), previously known as Porl Thompson, is an English musician best known for being a member of The Cure. Though friends had long used the name "Pearl", Thompson legally changed his first name to the female name "Pearl" in 2015. Thompson was part of the original lineup of The Cure (then known as Easy