by Kirsty Manning (Manning)
Having an interest in gems and
minerals and history, this caught my eye partially for the cover art but also
after reading the book jacket synopsis. This is a
multi-layered story, based on actual events, about a stash of gorgeous and
valuable gems and jewelry. I had never heard of the Cheapside jewels of London,
so that filled a nice spot in my interest in unique historical anecdotes and
beautiful artifacts. It is also a story of love and loss in different eras, and
of how a search for the human truth surrounding the gem cache highlights
individual truths, regrets, and happy endings.
The main plots of The Lost Jewels revolve around a young woman
seeking to keep a promise to her father while fleeing fire and plague in 1600s
London, another young woman trying to keep her poor and fatherless family
intact while experiencing young love in 1910s England, and a contemporary
journalist from Boston who is pursuing the mysterious and fascinating linkages
involved while dealing with a personal tragedy and its aftermath.
( official The Lost Jewels
page on the official Kirsty
Manning web site )
Recommended
by Becky W.C.
Walt Branch Library
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