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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...
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The Goddess and the Thief, Essie Fox
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- The Goddess and the Thief
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Essie Fox
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 1409146200
- ISBN13
- 9781409146209
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Magical Realism, Gothic, Victorian Era
- Rating
- 3.15 out of 5
- Description
- 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...