The Perfect Jeweler
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Two digits were transcribed on the palm of her hand. One number, 29, preserved the only identity she ever knew. From the moment she arose in the morning, stretching her scrawny arms up into the air and then pushing aside her dirty blonde curls, she saw this blurred number marking her skin. After reaching across her prickly wooden nightstand and placing her glasses on her face, the number no longer was blurred and instead shouted a discouraging nameless reminder of her identity. This number, though nothing physically but a dark mark permanent on her skin, screamed of who she was: Nameless. Fatherless. Unwanted. Otherwise Unidentified. Orphan. Rejected. Abandoned. Alone. Maybe one day a mere 29 will mean something, 29 thought.
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In the House of Orphans lives a young woman whose only identity is the number 29. She dreams of becoming one of the Chosen. Those who are Chosen from birth are given names and inherit homes in the Land of the Desired. But Orphans have been rejected or abandoned, and only on Adoption Day, which happens annually, do they have the chance to gain names of their own. When the day arrives and 29 is once more passed over, she faces an uncertain future. She’ll be eighteen soon—too old for adoption. Her only option will be to live in the Valley of the Solitary, a dark place filled with numbers and faces, not names and family. But then she receives a shock: someone sends a letter addressed specifically to her, complete with a map. She soon finds herself on an unexpected journey on the Path of the Unknown, facing struggles and hardship. But what she discovers about herself leads her to a future she could never have imagined. This novel tells the story of an orphaned young woman who sets out to learn the truth about her past and what that entails for her future.
About the Author
Laura C. Walters graduated from Baylor University in 2011 and began teaching in Plano, Texas, shortly after. She has taught both English and Reading to middle and high school students and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in school counseling. Laura has written and contributed articles to the American PTSD Association. She is a member of Village Church in Dallas, Texas, where she currently lives with her beagle, Jimmy Charles. This is her first book.