The Fifth Pearl Book - Preorder

A journey across the world. A secret buried in the past. A legacy waiting beneath the sea.

The water has always called to Skylark. Her mother has spent fourteen years trying to silence it.

Fourteen-year-old Skylark Smith cannot explain why the water feels like home. Her Japanese mother, Yumiko, will not even let her learn to swim and refuses to say why.

When Skylark discovers a discarded letter from a grandmother she never knew existed, she becomes determined to uncover the truth. Her plan carries mother and daughter from Georgia to Japan and into the seaside world Yumiko abandoned nearly twenty years before.

There, Skylark discovers the ama, formidable women who have free-dived the Japanese coast for generations. She also learns the meaning of the four pearls her mother guards and the secret that has separated three generations of women.

To claim her inheritance, Skylark must take her first dive. To save their relationship, Yumiko must decide whether she can face the water, the mother, and the life she left behind.

Rich with history, mystery, and the beauty of Japan, The Fifth Pearl is a moving story about identity, inheritance, and the invisible threads connecting mothers and daughters across oceans and generations.

Some stories must be brought to the surface.

Preorder your book to pick up at The Pearl Girls on December 5th! We will have our launch party from 12PM to 4PM on Saturday, December 5th! If choosing this option, use code PICKUP at checkout to save on shipping!

You can also preorder to have the book shipped to you! Shipping is included in the book price!

I am so thrilled to finally put this beautiful story out in the world!! Thank you for buying a copy of my book!!

With Love,

India