The Alexandrite / Dione Jones.
Material type: TextPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : Cloud Ink, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 328 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780473483302
- 0473483300
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection | Fiction Collection | JONE | Available | T00826552 |
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.