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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Lost Jewels
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'Why would someone bury a bucket of precious jewels and gemstones and never return?

'From the author of The Jade Lily comes a thrilling modern-day treasure hunt brimming with family secrets.

'In the summer of 1912, a workman's pickaxe strikes through the basement floor of an old tenement house in Cheapside, London, uncovering a cache of unimaginably valuable treasure that quickly disappears again.

'Present day. When respected jewellery historian, Kate Kirby, receives a call about the Cheapside jewels, she knows she's on the brink of the experience of a lifetime.

'As Kate peels back the layers of London's stories of plague, fire and political turmoil, she is forced to explore long-buried family secrets. Secrets concerning Essie, her great-grandmother, and her life in Edwardian London. Soon, Kate's past and present threaten to collide and the truths about her family lie waiting to be revealed.

'Inspired by a true story, The Lost Jewels unfolds an incredible story of mystery, thievery, sacrifice and hope through the generations of one family.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2020 .
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      Extent: 336p.
      Note/s:
      • Published March 2020
      ISBN: 9781760528102
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      William Morrow ,
      2020 .
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      Extent: 368p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 4 August 2020.
      ISBN: 9780062882028, 0062882023
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2021 .
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      Extent: 360p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published March 2021.
      ISBN: 9781760879587 (pbk)

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  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Braille.
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