Pearls on a String

"A captivating historical fiction that uncovers family secrets and connects the past to the present." - Tomi Alo, Independent Book Review

Winner of the Literary Titan Silver Book Award!

Featured as one of the "Best Books We Read This Year (2022)" by Independent Book Review

When the present is forced to reckon with the past, what secrets, tragedies, and triumphs lie in wait?

Set in the progressive 1980s, the young, independent, and successful Sarah Langner decides to move to the Beaches area of Toronto where she will be rediscovering herself after her separation from her husband.

And yet, she has never felt alone. She has the support of her two loving parents, friends, and occasional roommate, Zipper.

All things considered, Sarah's life is one well-lived.

However, when her parents decide to sell the house where her cherished late grandmother, Ava Langner, had lived for decades, she stumbles upon many family secrets that will change her life... forever.

"Pearls on a String" by Canadian author Jane Merling is a story of two women who, despite having lived two very different lives during two very different times, are so intertwined that they manage to complete each other: the younger with gaps in her family history now filled, and the older with her legacy honoured with love, togetherness, and true happiness.

Go on a riveting journey to the past, as Sarah discovers just how much Ava's resilience, kindness, generosity, and positive attitude toward life pave the way to present connections that lead to lifelong friendships... and more.


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Pearls on a String

"A captivating historical fiction that uncovers family secrets and connects the past to the present." - Tomi Alo, Independent Book Review

Winner of the Literary Titan Silver Book Award!

Featured as one of the "Best Books We Read This Year (2022)" by Independent Book Review

When the present is forced to reckon with the past, what secrets, tragedies, and triumphs lie in wait?

Set in the progressive 1980s, the young, independent, and successful Sarah Langner decides to move to the Beaches area of Toronto where she will be rediscovering herself after her separation from her husband.

And yet, she has never felt alone. She has the support of her two loving parents, friends, and occasional roommate, Zipper.

All things considered, Sarah's life is one well-lived.

However, when her parents decide to sell the house where her cherished late grandmother, Ava Langner, had lived for decades, she stumbles upon many family secrets that will change her life... forever.

"Pearls on a String" by Canadian author Jane Merling is a story of two women who, despite having lived two very different lives during two very different times, are so intertwined that they manage to complete each other: the younger with gaps in her family history now filled, and the older with her legacy honoured with love, togetherness, and true happiness.

Go on a riveting journey to the past, as Sarah discovers just how much Ava's resilience, kindness, generosity, and positive attitude toward life pave the way to present connections that lead to lifelong friendships... and more.


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Pearls on a String

by Jane Merling
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"A captivating historical fiction that uncovers family secrets and connects the past to the present." - Tomi Alo, Independent Book Review

Winner of the Literary Titan Silver Book Award!

Featured as one of the "Best Books We Read This Year (2022)" by Independent Book Review

When the present is forced to reckon with the past, what secrets, tragedies, and triumphs lie in wait?

Set in the progressive 1980s, the young, independent, and successful Sarah Langner decides to move to the Beaches area of Toronto where she will be rediscovering herself after her separation from her husband.

And yet, she has never felt alone. She has the support of her two loving parents, friends, and occasional roommate, Zipper.

All things considered, Sarah's life is one well-lived.

However, when her parents decide to sell the house where her cherished late grandmother, Ava Langner, had lived for decades, she stumbles upon many family secrets that will change her life... forever.

"Pearls on a String" by Canadian author Jane Merling is a story of two women who, despite having lived two very different lives during two very different times, are so intertwined that they manage to complete each other: the younger with gaps in her family history now filled, and the older with her legacy honoured with love, togetherness, and true happiness.

Go on a riveting journey to the past, as Sarah discovers just how much Ava's resilience, kindness, generosity, and positive attitude toward life pave the way to present connections that lead to lifelong friendships... and more.



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781778088773
Publisher: BayMar Publishing
Publication date: 11/15/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 264
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Jane Merling has had a book in her hands for as long as she can remember. After a long, successful career in accounting, this Canadian born author now enjoys spending her days in her beachside community on Lake Huron.Jane has been an avid reader all her life and when she finds an author she likes she reads as much of their work as possible. She belongs to a book club and often try authors on the recommendation of other members.

Table of Contents

Part One

Chapter One - My Grandparents

Chapter Two - Changes

Chapter Three - The Beaches

Chapter Four - Zipper and The Gang

Chapter Five - The Box

Chapter Six - Lorna

Chapter Seven - 1913

Chapter Eight - Ro and Ben

Chapter Nine - Erik

Chapter Ten - Young Girls

Chapter Eleven - My Mom

Chapter Twelve - Manhattan

Chapter Thirteen - New Jersey

Chapter Fourteen - Spanish Flu

Chapter Fifteen - Making The Decision Right

Chapter Sixteen - The Letters

Chapter Seventeen - The Call of the Loons

Chapter Eighteen - My Dad

Chapter Nineteen - Florida

Chapter Twenty - The Tapes


Part Two

Chapter Twenty-One - The Koenig Family

Chapter Twenty-Two - Sailing

Chapter Twenty-Three - Munich

Chapter Twenty-Four - Christian and I

Chapter Twenty-Five - Now What?

Chapter Twenty-Six - Near, Far Wherever You Are

Chapter Twenty-Seven - Now You Know the Rest of the Story

Chapter Twenty-Eight - Moving On

Chapter Twenty-Nine - Family

Epilogue

Author's Note


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