THE PINDAR DIAMOND

Book ID/图书代码： 11701210B37108

English Summary/英文概要： It’s Venice, 1604. When rumours of a spectacularly rare and priceless diamond begin to circulate amongst the gamblers and courtesans of the Venetian demi-monde, the Levant Company merchant, Paul Pindar, becomes convinced that the jewel is somehow linked to the fate of his former love, Celia Lamprey. As his obsession with the mysterious stone grows it becomes clear that there are other, more sinister forces at play. Is the diamond real, or is it just a trick to lure him to his ruin? "The Pindar Diamond" moves from the canals of Venice to the coasts of Dalmatia, from a famed physic garden in the Venentian lagoon to the secret corridors of a convent - a tale of lust, love, greed, wealth and danger set among the Levant traders in the early years of the seventeenth century. Written in the exquisitely evocative style that is Katie Hickman’s trademark, this is a gripping and superbly told story that goes as deeply into history as into the human heart.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 故事发生在威尼斯，时间是1604年。谣言四起，说是有一枚罕见无价的钻石在赌徒、妓女和一个叫保罗•品达（Paul Pindar）的商人间流通。据传，这颗钻石与商人的前任情妇西莉亚•拉姆布瑞（Celia Lamprey.）大有联系。当他对这颗神秘的石头起了贪婪之心，很明显还有罪恶的力量即将上演。钻石是真是假，亦或只是一个毁灭他的诱饵？《情人钻石》从威尼斯运河到达尔马提亚沿岸，从有名的物理花园到秘密走廊，讲述了一个关于性欲、爱情、贪婪、财富以及危险的17世纪早年的故事。作者文笔优美，语言精炼，写出了其标志性风格，故事很吸引人，将历史和人心深入剖析。(XJJ)

Awards/获奖情况：《鸟舍大门》（The Aviary Gate）的评价
乔安娜•哈里斯（Joanne Harris）：“读起来很愉快...很动人很令人满意。”
《每日邮件》（Daily Mail）：“讥讽、性爱、悬疑，成功之作。”
《风格》（In Style）“禁恋、水手和秘密，拉上安全带，进入希客梦的时间...想象一下奥斯丁遇到加勒比海盗的情景。”
《魅惑》（Glamour）“一本卓有魅力的书籍，吸力强劲，带领我们进入16世纪的后宫，阅尽形形色色的人物...错综复杂的历史性非小说及浪漫喜剧的节奏，小说写得非常好。”

Praise for The Aviary Gate’Hugely enjoyable ... fast-moving and deeply satisfying’ Joanne Harris ’Teasing, erotic, suspenseful and expertly done’ Daily Mail ’Forbidden love, sailors and secrets - fasten your seat belts for Hickman’s period tome ... Think Jane Austen meets Pirates of the Carribean’ In Style ’A magical, engrossing read that takes us inside a sixteenth-century harem - and into a world populatred by scheming, exotic characters ... With all the intricate detail of historical non-fiction and all the pace of a romantic drama, this really is beautifully written stuff’ Glamour

About the Author/作者介绍： 凯蒂•希客梦（Katie Hickman）此前著有6本小说，其中两本是畅销历史小说，《妓女》（ Courtesans ）和《大不列颠之女》（Daughters of Britannia）。她写有两本旅行小说，其中一本提名托马斯•库克旅行图书奖。她本人还因其小说《大咬鹃的夏天》（The Quetzal Summer）被提名《星期天日报》年度英国青年作家奖，另外，她的《鸟舍大门》（The Aviary Gate）远销19个国家。她和丈夫及两个孩子住在伦敦。她的丈夫是哲学家A.C.格雷林（A. C. Grayling）。

Katie Hickman is the author of six previous titles, including two bestselling history books, Courtesans and Daughters of Britannia. She has written two travel books, one of which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. She was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year award for her novel The Quetzal Summer and her previous novel, The Aviary Gate, sold in nineteen countries. Katie Hickman lives in London with her two children and her husband, the philosopher A. C. Grayling.

Format:电子手稿

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：UK: Bloomsbury; Bulgaria: Kragozor; Croatia: Ljevak; Denmark: Punktum; Germany: Ullstein; Holland: Luit¬ingh-Sijthoff; Italy: Garzanti; Macedonia: Matica Makedonska; Poland: Bertelsmann; Russia: Eksmo; Serbia: Laguna; Turkey: Artemis

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