GLENDALE, Ariz., June 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Pearl Test, a new book featuring the immersive and dramatic imagination of author Katherine Washburn, has been released through Xlibris to the delight of readers who enjoy intriguing romance and unusual exploits.
The Pearl Test tells an enduring story of passionate, unrequited love. It begins when Sylvia Hart is besieged with adversity and misfortune, including desertion by her husband, her fear of unsuccessful pregnancies, loss of a job because of another woman's lie, and financial difficulties which hamper her ambition to be a youth psychologist. She does not know that she is being tested to determine if these irritants will turn her into a pearl of a woman or into a bitter, useless person. If she passes the test, Sylvia will qualify for a second life in which she will be involved in helping save humanity from destroying itself. Will she succeed or is she doomed? Read the book to find out.
About the Author
Katherine Washburn was born near Atlanta, but has lived in Phoenix most of her life.
The Pearl Test * by Katherine Washburn
Publication Date: March 18, 2005
Trade Paperback; $19.54; 342 pages; 978-0-7388-4493-0
Cloth Hardback; $29.69; 342 pages; 978-0-7388-4492-3
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. Tear sheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x.7876.
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