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Barcode30053003854836
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call NoF TECT
Title The honeybee emeralds / Amy Tector.
Author Tector, Amy, author.
CollectionNEW: Adult Fiction
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StatusHome LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc Status
 Paris-Bourbon30053003854836F TECT1/10/2025 Available

Catalog Details

Personal Name Tector, Amy, author.
Title Statement The honeybee emeralds / Amy Tector.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Nashville, Tennessee : Keylight Books, [2022]
Physical Description 336 pages ; 24 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
General Note Includes book club discussion questions.
Summary, Etc. "Iranian refugee Alice Ahmadi grew up in Northern England, never certain of where she belonged. Interning at a struggling expat magazine, Bonjour Paris, she discovers a priceless diamond and emerald necklace with a golden honeybee pendant. Alice shares the discovery with the magazine's American editor, Lily Wilkins, who sees it as a lifeline to save the magazine: they will put the necklace, and its history, on next month's cover. Lily's best friend and fellow American, Daphne Smythe-Baird, joins them in their quest. Forming the 'Fellowship of the Necklace'' with a trio of unlikely men, the women dive into research. From the stunning and historic Richelieu Library, to a creepy disused theatre in a bad part of town; from high-end jewellers near Place Vendome to the idyllic home of a Loire Valley winemaker; the Fellowship encounters fascinating characters in their search for the truth. At the edges of all this excitement, âElise Boucher, Bonjour Paris's cranky long-time office manager, worries about her future. Through diaries, letters and reminiscences, the romantic story of the necklace is unravelled. Commissioned by the lusty Napolâeon III for his favorite mistress, the 'Honeybee Emeralds' was next owned by ill-fated First World War spy, Mata Hari. During the Roaring Twenties the necklace found its way onto the elegant neck of Josephine Baker, the American singer, dancer and sex symbol who took Paris by a storm. As the Fellowship unravels the twists and turns of the necklace's life, one secret remains: how did it end up in a Parisian basement?"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Research Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Female friendship Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Necklaces Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Noncitizens Fiction. France Paris
Index Term-Genre/Form Biographical fiction. lcgft
Index Term-Genre/Form Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft

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