<link href="css/hmh.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <meta content="urn:uuid:a62fbae3-2d53-4664-bd72-9f9b64fa9765" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body><hr/> <p class="center"><em>illustrations by</em> Rebecca Guay</p> <hr/> <p class="center">Houghton Mifflin Company<br/> Boston 2008</p> <hr/> <p class="center">Text copyright © 2008 by Louise Hawes<br/> Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Rebecca Guay<a id="piv"/> </p> <p class="center">All rights reserved. For information about permission to<br/> reproduce selections from this book, write to<br/> Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South,<br/> New York, New York 10003.</p> <p class="center"><a href="http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com">www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com</a></p> <p class="center">The text of this book is set in AT Hadriano Light with Norlik Ital.<br/> The illustrations were created with graphite and paint and digitally enhanced.</p> <p class="center"><em>Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication</em><br/> Hawes, Louise.<br/> Black pearls : a faerie strand / by Louise Hawes ; illustrations by Rebecca Guay.<br/> v. cm.<br/> Contents: Dame Nigran's tower—Pipe dreams—Mother love—<br/> Ashes—Evelyn's song—Diamonda—Naked.<br/> ISBN-13: 978-0-618-74797-9<br/> 1. Fairy tales—United States. 2. Children's stories, American. [1. Fairy tales.<br/> 2. Short stories.] I. Guay-Mitchell, Rebecca, ill. II. Title.<br/> PZ8.H3126B1 2008<br/> [Fic]—dc22<br/> 2007041166</p> <p class="center">Manufactured in the United States of America<br/> <span style="font-size: smaller">QUM</span> 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1</p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p class="center"><em>This book is dedicated with love to</em><br/> <em>Regan and Stephen.</em><a id="pv"/> </p> </blockquote> <hr/> <h1 class="fronttitle">Contents</h1> <p class="center">Dame Nigran's Tower<br/> 1<a id="pix"/> </p> <p class="center">Pipe Dreams<br/> 35</p> <p class="center">Mother Love<br/> 69</p> <p class="center">Ashes<br/> 105</p> <p class="center">Evelyn's Song<br/> 137</p> <p class="center">Diamonda<br/> 165</p> <p class="center">Naked<br/> 189</p> </body> </html>