The Jade Bracelet Book

A riveting story of three women who are bound by family ties yet torn apart by conflict.

Elsa Meier and her mother, Rachel, are as different as east is from the west. Elsa—lively, willful, and resentful of her mother's domination—struggles for acceptance on her own terms. Born in China but not Chinese; American, yet foreign to America, she is torn between cultures.

Rachel, a reluctant missionary, is eager to return to America and the life she remembers. But the death of her beloved husband causes an even deeper rift between her and Elsa. After Elsa marries, against her mother's advice, Rachel turns to Elsa's daughter, Crystal, for solace.

Crystal, outwardly obedient, is trapped in a tug-of-war between her mother and grandmother. Will a return trip to China and a long-lost jade bracelet bring the three women to reconciliation?

"This is a tale of being a foreigner in two lands, of the pain that comes with miscommunication, and of ultimately learning the true meaning of home and real understanding. The Jade Bracelet is written with authenticity and spectacular detail, leaving you with a deep and everlasting impression of the world through a wide-scope lens!"

—Maureen Lang Award-winning writer and author of Pieces of Silver

"The novel has a quiet vibrancy with vivid imagery that transports the reader deeply into the life of the national Chinese. The action flows smoothly and surely to its satisfying conclusion."

—Katie Funk Wiebe Nationally known speaker and author of more than fifty books

Wilma Wall was born in Shonghong, South China, to missionary parents from the Mennonite Brethren church. She lived in China until civil war broke out and her family was forced to return to the U.S. Wilma attended college at Fresno Pacific, taking a break to get married, teach, and work in the church. She lives with her husband in central California.