English Summary/英文概要： Burrowing through the goldsmiths’ quarters and hidden archives of London, Tokyo, and Istanbul, Katharine Sterne is on the trail of a ruby, diamond, and pearl brooch once worn by Queen Elizabeth I. Interwoven with the tale of her hunt is that of a pair of Iraqi Jewish brothers who traveled to London two hundred years earlier with fortunes made from an unearthed jar of priceless stones. Spanning two continents and six centuries, The Love of Stones follows three very different people, each consumed by the same desire—possession of the legendary jewel—which binds their stories together in an irresistible quest.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 對於寶石的鍾愛可說是千年不衰，本書描寫的就是一個跨越兩個大陸和6個世紀的故事。這件珠寶名叫“三位一體”，由紅寶石，鑽石和珍珠構成，它使所有的同類相形失色。一個現代女性在許多金匠的住處搜尋，並到倫敦，東京和伊斯坦布爾的秘密檔案中查閱資料，試圖發現“三位一體”的蹤跡。因為它曾經掛在伊莉莎白一世的胸前，然後就不知所蹤了。再往前追蹤，可以知道，200年以前，有兩個伊拉克人在地下發現了一罐無價的珠寶，他們將這些珠寶帶到倫敦。(VC)

Awards/获奖情况： 版權已售： 英美

“Equal parts mystery-thriller, literary novel and history lesson...an intriguing high-tension novel.”---Los Angeles Times

“If there is such a thing as a poet’s thriller, Tobias Hill’s new novel, The Love of Stones, is that.”---The New York Times Book Review

“Absorbing...compelling...[with] the urgent readability of a detective novel.”---The Washington Post Book World

“Rendered with lush poetic detail...Its intrigue, its precision and its intellectual sophistication make it a glittering production and a carefully honed, delicious quest.”---The Dallas Morning News