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The necklace : thirteen women and the experiment that transformed their lives / the women of Jewelia and Cheryl Jarvis. New York : Ballantine Books, c2008. Subjects Women -- Social networks   Necklaces -- Social aspects Edition:  1st ed. ISBN:  9780345500717 (hardcover : alk. paper) : 0345500717 (hardcover : alk. paper) Summary:  "Four years ago, Jonell McLain saw a diamond necklace in a jewelry store window. The necklace aroused desire first, then a provocative question: What if we shared what we desired? Several weeks, dozens of phone calls, and a leap of faith later, Jonell bought the necklace with twelve other women. With vastly dissimilar histories and lives, the women transcended their individual personalities and politics to join together in an uncommon journey. Part charm, part metaphor, part mirror, the necklace weaves in and out of each woman's life, and comes to mean something dramatically different to each of them. What started as a quirky social experiment became something far richer and deeper, as the women transformed a symbol of exclusivity into a symbol of inclusiveness. They discovered that sharing the necklace was only the beginning: the more they shared with others, the more profound this experience became"--From publisher description. Description:  xiv, 210 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Albert Lea Public Library Nonfiction Book 302.3 Nec Available Request Copy Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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