Book Review
The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams
M.J. Rose
Book Description:
A captivating tale of two passionate women separated by decades but
united by a shared vision. One, the famous jeweler Suzanne Belperron, fighting
to protect her company and rescue the man she loves. The other, a young
auctioneer whose exceptional gifts reveal a secret that endangers her very life.
“Only one thing saves you, and that is not losing sight of
beauty.”
Paris, 1942. Suzanne Belperron is known as one of the most innovative jewelers
of her time. Elsa Schiaparelli and the Duchess of Windsor are just two of her
many illustrious clients. What no one knows is that Suzanne and her dear
friend, American socialite Dixie Osgood, have been helping transport hundreds
of Jewish families out of France since the war began. But now, the war has come
to Suzanne’s front door—the Nazis have arrested her business partner and
longtime lover, Bernard Herz.
New York, 1986. Violine Duplessi, an appraiser for a boutique auction house, is
summoned to visit the home of Paul Osgood, a scholarly lawyer and political
candidate who aspires to take over the Senate seat of his recently deceased
father. Paul has inherited everything inside Osgood Manor, from the
eighteenth-century furniture to the nineteenth-century Limoges china. But a
vintage Louis Vuitton trunk is what calls to Violine, with the surprising but
undeniable thrum of energy that can only be one thing: the gift passed down to
her by La Lune, the sixteenth-century courtesan.
Since childhood, Violine has been able to read an object’s history and learn
the secrets of its owners by merely touching it, but she silenced her
psychometry when it destroyed her last relationship. Why has it returned now?
While inspecting the trunk, she senses it holds a hidden treasure and finds a
hoard of precious jewels that provoke nightmarish visions and raise a multitude
of questions. Who owned these pieces? Why were they hidden inside the trunk? Were
they stolen? Could their discovery derail Paul’s campaign and their burgeoning
attraction to each other?
So begins a search that takes Violine to Paris to work with the Midas Society,
a covert international organization whose mission is to return lost and stolen
antiques, jewels, and artwork to their original owners. There, Violine will
discover both her and Paul’s surprising connections to the trunk—and to Suzanne
Belperron, who silently and heroically hid an amazing truth in plain sight.
Told through Violine’s first-person account and Suzanne’s diary entries, The
Jeweler of Stolen Dreams is a riveting story of magick, mystery, romance,
and revenge. Inspired by the real-life legend Suzanne Belperron, it marks yet
another masterpiece by New York Times and Wall Street
Journal bestselling author M.J. Rose.
Release Date: February 7, 2023
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My 5-Star Review:
I fell in love with M.J. Rose’s books when I first read The Last Tiara, and I was so happy to have a chance to read an early copy of The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams.
A dual-timeline novel set in 1942 and 1986, The Jeweler of
Stolen Dreams is a beautifully written story of two women with special gifts
who are both connected through time by their love of beautiful things. A mixture
of magic, romance, and mystery, this story has it all. The historical story is
very well researched and draws your interest immediately as does the
contemporary side of the story. And if you love jewelry – well, there’s no
question you’ll enjoy the descriptions of lovely jewels in this book.
I highly recommend this novel to those who love a historical
story steeped in magic and fantastic writing.
About the Author:
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall St. Journal bestseller,
M.J. Rose grew up in New York City mostly in the labyrinthine galleries of the
Metropolitan Museum, the dark tunnels and lush gardens of Central Park and
reading her mother's favorite books before she was allowed. She believes
mystery and magic are all around us but we are too often too busy to notice...
books that exaggerate mystery and magic draw attention to it and remind us to
look for it and revel in it.
Rose's work has appeared in many magazines including Oprah
Magazine and The Adventurine and she has been featured in the New York Times,
Newsweek, WSJ, Time, USA Today and on the Today Show, and NPR radio.
Rose graduated from Syracuse University, has a commercial in
the Museum of Modern Art in NYC and since 2005 has run the first marketing
company for authors - Authorbuzz.com. Rose is also the co-founder of
1001DarkNights.com and TheBlueBoxPress.com
The television series PAST LIFE, was based on Rose's novels
in the Reincarnationist series.
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