The goddess and the thief
Fox, Essie2014
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Uprooted from her home in India, Alice is raised by her aunt, a spiritualist medium in Windsor. When the mysterious Mr Tilsbury enters their lives, Alice is drawn into a plot to steal the priceless Koh-i-Noor diamond, claimed by the British Empire at the end of the Anglo-Sikh wars. Said to be both blessed and cursed, the sacred Indian stone exerts its power over all who encounter it: a handsome deposed maharajah determined to claim his rightful throne, a man hell-bent on discovering the secrets of eternity, and a widowed queen who hopes the jewel can draw her husband's spirit back. In the midst of all this madness, Alice must discover a way to regain control of her life and fate.
Main title:
The goddess and the thief / Essie Fox.
Author:
Fox, Essie, author
Imprint:
London : Orion Books, 2014.London : Orion Books, 2014.
Collation:
309 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.
ISBN:
9781409146209 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92GENFICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
1658799