PRECIOUS THINGS
Book ID/图书代码： 05430015B83420
English Summary/英文概要： In the tradition of gloriously absorbing, lush and moving commercial women’s fiction by authors such as Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley and Joanne Harris comes Precious Things, which tells the story of a beautiful, intriguing coronet and its journey through time in the hands of the women who created it, loved it, wore it and lost it – and the modern-day woman who can’t help but be enchanted by its mysterious past.
Maggie is working as a fine arts valuer at a leading auction house in London when she finds a crumpled, beaded item in a forgotten job lot. Intrigued, she decides to give it a new lease of life:
“Examining its diamantes and gemstones, she delicately scrubbed at the dust layered over the pearly beads. Sequins caught the light and seemed to wink up at her, shining. It appeared to be a collar of some kind, the curved shape suggesting it was once the focal point of some fantastic, larger masterpiece. But held at another angle, it reminded her of a crown. No, that wasn’t right – it was more delicate than that. What was the word? Maggie wondered as it came to her. A coronet. Something a young woman would wear to a party, perhaps. Or as a bride.”
Life is busy and complicated for Maggie. She loves her work and her career seems to be going from strength to strength, but it’s always a juggle finding time for her family. After an unexpected appearance on television Maggie is visited by Francesca – a chic older woman who is convinced the coronet has something to do with her own history – and sets out on a journey to discover more about the coronet’s secret past…
Normandy, France in 1891: a young woman painstakingly sews the intricate beaded collar to her dead mother’s wedding dress, the night before her own wedding to someone she barely knows. Marriage feels like it’s closing around her like a trap, but Aimee longs for so much more…
Shanghai, in 1926: dancing sensation and wild child Zephyr spies what looks like a beaded headpiece lying discarded on a ballroom floor. She takes it with her to Malaya where she sets her sights on a prize so out of reach that, in striving for it, she may just jeopardize everything she holds dear…
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 秉持了像凯特•莫顿，卢兴达•瑞利及乔安娜•哈里斯等商业女性小说作者们一贯的极致魅力，丰富性以及动人之处，《珍宝》讲述了一顶美丽而精致的宝冠的故事，有关于她经历了那些创造她，深爱她，佩戴她并遗失了她的女性之手并历尽时间的旅程，有关于那些情不自禁地被她神秘的过去所深深吸引的现代女性们。
麦琪是伦敦一家顶级拍卖行里的一名艺术品估价师，却偶然间在一堆待售杂货中发现了一个镶满珠状饰物的皱旧物件。深受其吸引的她决定让这个物品重获新生：
检查其上的钻石及珠宝装饰，她专注的擦拭珍珠上的灰尘。闪光的饰片们重见天光，仿佛在冲她眨眼，熠熠生辉。看上去，这个物件像是某种圈状物，弧形的造型昭示着她或曾是某事更为精美且更大件物品上的焦点。然而从另外的角度看，她又另麦琪感觉像是一顶皇冠。不，或许这是不准确的---这个物品要远比皇冠更加精致。该用什么词来形容呢？麦琪思索着，突然间宝冠这个名字在她脑海中灵光乍现。这是年轻女性们可能会佩戴着参加舞会的饰物，亦或新娘亦然。
对于麦琪而言，生活是繁忙而复杂的。她喜爱自己的工作，并且职业生涯也在不断攀升中，然而她却发现自己总是很难挤出时间来陪伴家人。一次在电视上的偶然露面后，弗朗西斯卡，一名时尚的年长女性前来拜访麦琪，声称这顶宝冠与她的国王有所关联，麦琪也因此决定踏上寻觅这顶宝冠背后秘密的旅程。。。。。。
1891年，法国，诺曼底：一名年轻的女性正努力的将这顶精致复杂的珠圈镶到她离世母亲的婚纱 上，就在她即将嫁给某个素未谋面的陌生人的前一天晚上。婚姻就好像是一个圈套，紧紧的包围着她，然而艾米渴望的却更多。。。。。。
1926年，上海：轰动一时的野性舞女泽福在遭到废弃的舞厅地板上发现了一定疑似珍珠头饰的物品躺在那里。她带着她前往马来半岛，在那里她打算向一个遥不可及的奖项发起冲击，并且甘愿为之倾尽所有珍惜之物。。。。。。(DC)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 凯利•杜思特，作家，著有5部非小说类作品，其中包括The Crafty Minx 以及时尚回忆录： A Life in Frocks。作者本人在香港，英国及澳大利亚等地从事图书出版及公关工作，曾为《时尚》《澳洲女性周刊》及《南华晨报》等攥稿，作者现与其丈夫及女儿定居悉尼。
Kelly Doust is the author of five non-fiction books including The Crafty Minx and the fashion memoir, A Life in Frocks. With a career spanning book publishing and publicity in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia, she has written for Vogue, Australian Women’s Weekly and The South China Morning Post, and currently lives in Sydney with her husband and daughter.
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