'Cloudy Jewel' is a novel written by Grace Livingston Hill. It is about a middle-aged unmarried woman named Julia, who is used to taking care of other people; including her aging parents—who recently passed away. Coincidentally, she received a call out of the blue from her nephew and niece; who were recently orphaned and seeking a new mother figure. And so began the tale of how three people try to become a family despite their differences in beliefs and opinions.