A String of Pearls is the adventure of a lifetime for Chiquita Costen, born Jule Martha Smith on July 13, 1933. She is the daughter of Jule Benjamin Smith Jr. and Martha Walker Ligon. He father became a Diplomat for the State Department which in turn made Chiquita a Diplobrat. Her world-wide travels culminated with adventure, education, sprinkled with a little espionage and danger but also full of love and knowledge. Go on that adventure from Washington D.C. to Spain, Czechoslovakia, Prague; Paris, France; Kostancin, Poland; Berlin, Germany. She witnessed the beginning of WWII, and the angry obscenty ridden speech of Hitler. Chiquita was educated at world renowned boarding schools most famously the Brillantmont International School in Lausanne, Switzerland. She learned to speak several languages and was presented to King George VI along with the rest of the royal family in a luncheon ceremony. Marvel at the life stories of love, adventure, excitement, and sometimes danger. Follow along with Chiquita as she weaves Historical events during one of the most tumultuous times in history with the life she led as a Diplobrat.