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Love, Life or Diamonds
Love, Life or Diamonds
Love, Life or Diamonds
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This is a story based in Africa in the 1980s, where mystery, romance and adventure take place. Although it's fiction, there are parts of this book that are true. A French family immigrates to Africa but shortly after their arrival, the parents and their only son, Pierre, are set up by powers in high places, to take the rap for a drug bust. Because of their limited knowledge of the language and law, they are sentenced to work in a diamond mine for the rest of their lives. While working down the mines, Pierre is made an offer he can't refuse. An offer is made which will free his parents and himself. He didn't know it then but he had to pay a high price for their freedom. His job was to snuggle uncut diamonds out of the mine. The plot is organized by two friends, one of whom is on the "inside". After the diamond heist, Pierre is sent to Cape Town where he is to meet up with a jeweler, Jessy, who arranges for the stones to be cut. She knows nothing about the set-up and they fall irrevocably in love. Unable to confess to Jessy of his plot, Jacques has to return to the ship where his parents are being held captive.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateSep 12, 2011
ISBN9781463444716
Love, Life or Diamonds
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Julie Branken

I was born in Zambia, Africa where I lived until I left in my late teens to travel. My grandfather was a diamond prospector in Kimberley, South Africa; hence the theme for my story. He would often tell us great stories about his mining and we loved to see the jam jar that he kept on his mantelpiece, filled with uncut diamonds. Once the jar was full he would use it for his holiday money. I lived in Australia for seven years, England for four years and have been living in America for the last sixteen years. I have four children and four grandchildren. I have a passion for the universe at large and a great love for life.

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