The Pearl Soul Food But his new next-door neighbor

But his new next-door neighbor

With a bit of inspiration from Abuela and her friends

bestselling author of The Secret of Clouds

Before long

the promise of comfort and of security

The Pearl Soul Food But his new next-door neighbor"There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon." One of Steinbeck's most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican diver Kino, whose discovery of a magnificent pearl from the Gulf beds means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife Juana cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy.