"The Refined Pearl" is the second book in The String of Pearls Series written by Deborah Wilson Smart. It picks up Pearline (PJ) Richardson's life as an adult taking on responsibilities of shepherding a ten-year-old through her challenges with her mother. Rey reminds Pearline, now known as PJ, of herself at the age of ten trying to contend with a difficult relationship with her mother. Pearl has found a place for her creative gift of storytelling...