Blessings

Authors: Belva Plain

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“Indoors, the house was pleasantly crowded, for Jay’s brother and his grown children had arrived, along with various aunts, uncles, and cousins. Every fire was lit; every room had an arrangement of gold and bronze chrysanthemums; every little table bore a dish of grapes or nuts, of popcorn or chocolate or ginger cookies. Jennie was surrounded and bathed in the warmth of talk and the fragrances of wood smoke, food, and flowers. This was her first real introduction to the extended family, and she ...understood their natural curiosity. She had taken great pains to look good, and saw, as a result, their frank approval of her new white knit on which Enid’s pearls gleamed so softly.
Mom, after learning of Enid’s gift, had sent a pair of pearl bracelets from Florida. Playing with the bracelets at her cuif, she thought of Mom. A woman needs another woman to confide in. … At this moment Mom was probably boasting a little about her daughter to a circle of widows in the courtyard of the apartment house.MoreLess Read More Read Less