After an untimely death, Glen Cole is sent back to earth to secretly test a woman’s character, only to find love, frustration and fear of failure in his assignment. That woman, Sylvia Hart, is besieged with adversity and misfortune. Depending on how she handles these “irritants,” she will either fail the test or become a “pearl of a woman” and be eligible for an important mission of her own. The conflict between her overpowering desire and her principles ends with a decision that determines her fate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Though she lived in Georgia at the time, Katherine wrote her first story, a western, at age twelve. She had no idea she would move with her family to Arizona five years later. After arriving in Arizona, she immediately fell in love with The Phoenix Gazette, evening edition of the Arizona Republic.

 

At age eighteen, she contributed to something called “Today’s Line” at the top of the editorial page daily, and three of her original lines were published.

 

In her twenties she took up ice skating, where she “fell” for her future husband. She also wrote a two-page humorous article for Skating, the official U.S. and Canadian magazine.

 

Being involved in any kind of writing is how she finds the most satisfaction and tranquility.

For five years she wrote a column called “Kathy’s Korner” for the monthly newsletter of her employer, Industrial Indemnity, and because she enjoys the sound of laughter, tried to make most of them humorous. She has published one novel, The Pearl Test. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and is nearing completion of a mystery novel, the first in a planned series.

 

One of her favorite quotes: “With every creative act you light a candle for a darkened world—and that in itself is a powerful source of joy for your life.” Thomas Kinkade.

 

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