Mother of Pearl (novel) they had not had before, until their paths cross owing to their common acquaintance of loner mystic Joody Two Sun. 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
Pearl: The Best Collection Pearl: The Best Collection Pearl: The Best Collection (stylised as pearl ～The Best Collection～) is Kokia's first greatest hits album, released on February 1, 2006. It was released simultaneously with her first video clips collection, "". The album featured material from her time with Mother Land management under Victor Entertainment (2003-2006). In this time, Kokia had released two albums ("Remember Me" and "Uta ga Chikara"), along with seven singles. After working with Mother Land, she set up her own personal management company, Anco & Co., and has worked with them ever since. Three singles were released after "Uta ga Chikara",