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Search - The Jewels of Tessa Kent
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Book Description:
From the woman who brought us Scruples, Dazzle, and Spring Collection comes a provocative new novel, a deeply moving mother-daughter tale set amid the elegance of a famed New York auction house and the glamour of Hollywood.
A mother's secret...
Tessa Kent, exquisite and precocious, gave birth to an illegitimate daughter when she was only fourteen. Her parents raised the infant, Maggie, as their own child, as Tessa went on to become an international movie star. Maggie lives for her glamorous "sister's" infrequent whirlwind visits. But when she accidentally learns the truth, eighteen-year-old Maggie breaks all ties with Tessa and starts to work at the famed Manhattan auction house of Scott & Scott.
A daughter's fury...
Five years later, a life-altering crisis makes Tessa passionately determined to end this estrangement. There's only one way Tessa can reach out to her daughter: a high-stakes auction of the immensely valuable collection of famed jewels lavished on her by her late husband. Tessa promises Scott & Scott the auction on the condition that Maggie and she work closely together on the sale. Tessa's whole future hangs in the balance--for she knows her happiness depends on what may be an impossible reconciliation....
A mother's secret...
Tessa Kent, exquisite and precocious, gave birth to an illegitimate daughter when she was only fourteen. Her parents raised the infant, Maggie, as their own child, as Tessa went on to become an international movie star. Maggie lives for her glamorous "sister's" infrequent whirlwind visits. But when she accidentally learns the truth, eighteen-year-old Maggie breaks all ties with Tessa and starts to work at the famed Manhattan auction house of Scott & Scott.
A daughter's fury...
Five years later, a life-altering crisis makes Tessa passionately determined to end this estrangement. There's only one way Tessa can reach out to her daughter: a high-stakes auction of the immensely valuable collection of famed jewels lavished on her by her late husband. Tessa promises Scott & Scott the auction on the condition that Maggie and she work closely together on the sale. Tessa's whole future hangs in the balance--for she knows her happiness depends on what may be an impossible reconciliation....
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- Romance >> Authors, A-Z >> ( K ) >> Krantz, Judith
- Romance >> General
Other Versions of this Book: Audio Cassette (Abridged), Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged)
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Lisa S. from REDMOND, WA wrote on 9/4/2006...I really was unable to get into this book after quite a few tries!
Frances H. from VAN NUYS, CA wrote on 4/28/2006...I completely loved this book and I reccomend it to anyone.
Not one of JK's best,but a decent quick read
This is a good mystery--a little hard to get into but once I did I couldn't put it down!
this is a family story, tessa kent gave birth to an illegitimate daughter when she was 14. her parents raised the child as theirs, and later on there were lots of problems of course.