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Fromthe author of The Song of the Jade Lily comes a thrilling story of afamily secret that leads to a legendary treasure.Why would someone bury a bucket ofprecious jewels and gemstones and never return? Present Day. When respected American jewelry historian, Kate Kirby, receives a call about the Cheapside jewels, she knows she's on thebrink of the experience of a lifetime. But the trip to London forces Kate to explore secretsthat have long been buried by her own family. Back in Boston, Kate hasuncovered a series of sketches in her great-grandmother's papers linking hersuffragette great-grandmother Essie to the Cheapside collection. Could thesesketches hold the key to Essie's secret life in Edwardian London? Inthe summer of 1912, impoverished Irish immigrant Essie Murphy happens to bevisiting her brother when a workman's pickaxe strikes through the floor of anold tenement house in Cheapside, near St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Theworkmen uncover a stash of treasure--from Ottoman pendants to Elizabethan andJacobean gems--and then the finds disappear again! Could these jewels--one inparticular--change the fortunes of Essie and her sisters? Togetherwith photographer Marcus Holt, Kate Kirby chases the history of the Cheapsidegems and jewels, especially the story of a small diamond champlevé enamel ring.Soon, everything Kate believes about her family, gemology, and herself will bethreatened. Based on a fascinatingtrue story, The Lost Jewels is ariveting historical fiction novel that will captivate readers from thebeginning to the unforgettable, surprising end.
| ISBN | 9780062882028 |
| Autor(a) | Manning, Kirsty |
| Editora | William Morrow |
| Ano de edição | 2020 |
| Páginas | 336 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 19,80 X 13,50 |
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