The last pearl
Fleming, Leah2016
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1879, York. Greta Costello must rely on her wits to survive. She finds refuge as a Saturday girl for an old jeweller, Saul Abrahams, and her eye for detail, her long fingers and appreciation of beauty persuade Saul to train her as a pearl stringer. This skill will lead her through hardship and pain towards a new life. 1879, Scotland. Jem Baillie knows the immense power of a perfect pearl. His father was a fisher on a tributary of the Tay river in Perthshire, Scotland, and together they found the rarest of pearls, a great white pearl they call Queenie. When this is stolen from them, Eben vows revenge.
Main title:
The last pearl / Leah Fleming.
Author:
Fleming, Leah, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2016.London : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Collation:
410 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781471140969 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Local class:
F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1826398