Author Talk with Tracy Crisp- Pearls

Pearls by Tracy Crisp is a moving and wry memoir that explores grief, family, and identity.

After her father’s death, Tracy returns to her childhood home while searching for her mother’s lost pearls, prompting reflections on loss, change, and the many paths a life can take. As she navigates motherhood, friendships, and shifting family dynamics, she considers both her mother’s dreams and her own.

Originally performed as a series of award-winning coming‑of‑middle‑age “memoir monologues,” this work forms a deeply relatable and thoughtfully observed tapestry of growing older and reimagining oneself.