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The Alexandrite / Dione Jones.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : Cloud Ink, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 328 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780473483302
  • 0473483300
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Who is the stranger found dead in the woods, outside Pamela Lady Scawton's family home? Why was he carrying a stone that changes colour and a threatening letter? The quest leads from World War One to the present day and from an English village to New Zealand farmland, to discover how past events are intertwined with the present. To unravel the mystery Pamela is forced to confront truths that shatter her beliefs about her family and their place in the world. The Alexandrite is a story of class conflict, hidden sins, and deceit.--Publisher information.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Fiction Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection Fiction Collection JONE Available T00826552
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The stone's colour-changing property is at the heart of the story and takes the characters on a voyage to discover how past events are intertwined with the present. The quest leads from World War One to the present day and from an English village to New Zealand farmland, to discover how past events are intertwined with the present. To unravel the mystery Pamela is forced to confront truths that shatter her beliefs about her family and their place in the world.

Novel.

Who is the stranger found dead in the woods, outside Pamela Lady Scawton's family home? Why was he carrying a stone that changes colour and a threatening letter? The quest leads from World War One to the present day and from an English village to New Zealand farmland, to discover how past events are intertwined with the present. To unravel the mystery Pamela is forced to confront truths that shatter her beliefs about her family and their place in the world. The Alexandrite is a story of class conflict, hidden sins, and deceit.--Publisher information.

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