With quotes from First Ladies, Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Betty Ford, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir, and Indira Gandhi. In entertainment: Meryl Streep, Patty Duke, Susan Trustman Leider, Phyllis Diller, Carla Borelli, Lolita Davidovich, Natalie Wood, and Pearl Bailey. The perfect gift for a new bride, Mother's Day, a close friend, a birthday, a "get well" gift. String of Pearls: A Mother's Wisdom is dedicated to Mary True, an accomplished and well known Baltimore musician. In 1983 Baltimore Magazine named Mary True "Baltimore's Best Cocktail Pianist" and in 1989 she received a Congressional Achievement Award praising her for her "exemplary contributions to the field of performing arts."

Marie True Evans, her daughter, and author of String of Pearls, fondly remembers her mother's "pearls of wisdom" which she shares in this book along with selected "pearls" from the author's relatives, friends and colleagues. A majority of the profits from the sale of this book will go directly to benefit breast cancer research.

Marie True Evans majored in dance and drama at the University of Maryland. During her early career in theater she was a professional dancer and actress. In 1959, Marie was selected "Miss Maryland" and represented her state in the Miss America Pageant. In more recent years, she has worked as a fashion consultant for several American and European design firms. Marie and her husband John have three adult children, Adrienne, Brett and Gardiner. They divide their time between Baltimore, Maryland; Beverly Hills, California; and Harbour Island, Bahamas.