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The Love of Stones: A Novel
By Tobias Hill
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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.
Author
Tobias Hill
Poet and writer Tobias Hill (1970-2023) was the author of several works that included poetry, short stories, and novels. His collection of stories, Skin (1997), won the PEN/Macmillan Silver Pen Award, and he was twice short-listed for the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
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Reviews for The Love of Stones
Rating: 3.4 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A journey through obssession, with interesting passages detailing what it's like in modern-day Turkey and Japan as well as 19th century Iraq and Victorian London. The main narrator's voice resembles William Gibson's in _Pattern Recognition_ - for her insightful take on the things that she sees in her travels. Loved the scenes featuring Queen Victoria!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An interesting idea, but rather tediously delivered
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I really enjoyed the first 1/3 of the book, when the history and the story main protagonist (Katherine) intertwine. After that I found it too convoluted and to be quite honest one of the main plot elements just didn't make sense, given the history of the stones. let alone the last page which appears to contradict itself.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Splitting the story between the past and the present this is the story of Katerine's quest for the three brothers or three brethern. A piece that was once held by the queen of england, this is a story of obsession and the history of two sets of owners of the piece.ALthough it's somewhat interesting it failed for me on some levels, possibly by trying too hard, that and Katherine being a character I disliked. I finished it but wasn't impressed.
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