num_pages: 400
description: 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, Tobias Hill's 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.
language: English
title: The Love of Stones
titlecomplete: The Love of Stones
genres: Adventure, British Literature, Historical, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 418
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: RSL Encore Award
publisher: Picador