“Enlivening and perceptive, the works by Verna Hall Linzey collected in Pearls of Gold both gladden the heart and prompt reflection on what is truly important in life. From an evocative account of a young boy finding refuge on a wintry night to musings on the nature of aging, a treatise on the importance of perseverance to a meditation on the quality of meekness, the included poems run the gamut of emotion and experience. They stir the mind, inspiring contemplation of the past and present as well as driving change in the future, all the while offering entertainment and amusement for the reader.”—Erin Britton, Seattle Book Review