{"product_id":"the-lost-jewels-a-novel-isbn-9780062882028","title":"The Lost Jewels: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom\u003cbr\u003ethe author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Song of the Jade Lily\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e comes a thrilling story of a\u003cbr\u003efamily secret that leads to a legendary treasure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy would someone bury a bucket of\u003cbr\u003eprecious jewels and gemstones and never return? \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresent Day. When respected American jewelry historian,\u003cbr\u003eKate Kirby, receives a call about the Cheapside jewels, she knows she’s on the\u003cbr\u003ebrink of the experience of a lifetime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the trip to London forces Kate to explore secrets\u003cbr\u003ethat have long been buried by her own family. Back in Boston, Kate has\u003cbr\u003euncovered a series of sketches in her great-grandmother’s papers linking her\u003cbr\u003esuffragette great-grandmother Essie to the Cheapside collection. Could these\u003cbr\u003esketches hold the key to Essie’s secret life in Edwardian London? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003ethe summer of 1912, impoverished Irish immigrant Essie Murphy happens to be\u003cbr\u003evisiting her brother when a workman’s pickaxe strikes through the floor of an\u003cbr\u003eold tenement house in Cheapside, near St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The\u003cbr\u003eworkmen uncover a stash of treasure—from Ottoman pendants to Elizabethan and\u003cbr\u003eJacobean gems—and then the finds disappear again! Could these jewels—one in\u003cbr\u003eparticular—change the fortunes of Essie and her sisters? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether\u003cbr\u003ewith photographer Marcus Holt, Kate Kirby chases the history of the Cheapside\u003cbr\u003egems and jewels, especially the story of a small diamond champlevé enamel ring.\u003cbr\u003eSoon, everything Kate believes about her family, gemology, and herself will be\u003cbr\u003ethreatened. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a fascinating\u003cbr\u003etrue story, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Jewels\u003c\/em\u003e is a\u003cbr\u003eriveting historical fiction novel that will captivate readers from the\u003cbr\u003ebeginning to the unforgettable, surprising end. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Manning renders Shanghai as a riot of flavors, sights, and sounds, its elegance clashing against gritty poverty in this exquisite window into the past.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compelling, passionate, and admirable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Women’s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Manning expertly guides readers back and forth from present day to 1912 London with stops in 1630 Golconda, India, and 1666 London. Like a skilled lapidary, she shapes and polishes the narrative to gradually reveal character facets and the stories that gems carry over time—vignettes describing love, loss, sacrifice, and remembrance. Characteristics of the gems themselves are carefully etched to reveal surprises, answers to riddles, and moments of deep emotion. Plotline layers unfold, illuminating shades of dark and light. This is indeed a treasure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Based on the true story of the Cheapside Hoard, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Jewels\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping mystery that skips between Edwardian and modern-day London. Intricately detailed and impeccably researched, the story grabs you from the very first moment, racing through history to uncover the bonds between generations of women and their connection to the infamous jewels. Thrilling, decadent and the perfect escape into another world. I adored this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally Hepworth, author of The Mother-in-Law\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant story, brilliantly told.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeather Morris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888977408229,"sku":"NP9780062882028","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062882028.jpg?v=1730230223","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-lost-jewels-a-novel-isbn-9780062882028","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}