Jessamy Court

MAYBURY, Anne

Literature & Fiction

Collins

The midnight dancers

Contemporary

Jewelled Daughter

Fontana

The Hong Kong residence in which she is staying is called the Pavilion of Apricots. It is a beautiful palace filled with an extraordinary art collection, but for Sarah Brent, it has become a prison, the scene of events over which she has no control, which threaten to overwhelm her career, her great love- and even her life. Sarah is an ambitious young woman who is a specialist in fine jewels, a designer as well as an agent for wealthy collectors. She is employed by Theodora Paradine, a ruthless American woman of whom Sarah says, "I have worked for Theodora for nearly two years, long enough to know that if she wants something-a jewel, a house or a man-her money will get it for her." Theodora's power encircles Sarah and threatens all that she cares about. Yet she feels that her own success is tied to her relationship with Theodora, and she makes great sacrifices to sustain it. For example, as part of her job, she must travel all over the world to jewel auctions to bid on great pieces. This responsibility has led to the breakup of her marriage to her physician-husband Maritus. Now Sarah has come to Hong Kong, where she grew up, to see her father and to perform some professional duties for Theodora. Almost as soon as she arrives on the island she helps Theodora acquire an ancient and extremely valuable jade belt. Sarah soon suspects that the beautiful object has been stolen from the People's Republic of China, but when she tries to rectify the situation, she runs into a terrifying sequence of events which seems to involve the people she cares most about in the world: Marius, her estranged husband, and her beloved father.

The Jeweled Daughter

Romance

Historical

Random House, Inc.

Dark star [hardcover] Maybury, Anne [Jan 01, 1977]

Dark star

Random House]

Hardcover: 304 pagesPublisher: Random House; 1st edition (1971)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0394462459ISBN-13: 978-0394462455 Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Ride a White Dolphin

Publisher: Random House; 1st edition (1972) Language: English ISBN-10: 0394478819 ISBN-13: 978-0394478814 Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces

Walk in the Paradise Garden

A pretty young artist agrees to design a stained-glass window in Bou Hammagan, North Africa. She is delighted because her husband, a famous television commentator is working in the city also, doing a documentary. The artist takes along her husbands young daughter and from their arrival the two are running across some pretty strange things. The daughters diary disappears on one of their outings and then the artist receives an anonymous phone call implicating her husband in a murder. Feeling helpless and desperate, Cathy tries to understand the danger that surrounds her. Adding to her horror are unbearable domestic tensions. Pippa demands her father's wholehearted attention, resents her stepmother. And Mark, always dedicated to his work and fiercely self-contained, is more remote than ever. Does his silence signify indifference, or has he something to hide? When Pippa spots him in the marketplace with a beautiful woman, Cathy's suspicions grow. Quickly and suspensefully, the story builds to a dramatic climax, bringing Cathy into a terrifying encounter with death and revealing an astounding intrigue in which the fates of Cathy, Mark and Pippa are inextricably intertwined. Set against the background of the Arab world, its exotic sights and sounds and creatures, The Midnight Dancers tells a harrowing and enchanting tale. Each sun-scorched day-from morning until midnight, when the green-winged "dancer" moths, indigenous to Bou Hammagan, come out-holds in store surprising developments that keep the reader tensely happily engrossed.

The Midnight Dancers

This is the story of a ballerina's death, her daughter, her lover and the daughter's friend. The friend decides to help by posing as the daughter. By doing this, she thinks she can find out who murdered the mother. The story revolves around a house called Jessamy Court. and the events that occur there.

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Jessamy Court

The midnight dancers

Jewelled Daughter

The Jeweled Daughter

Dark star

Ride a White Dolphin

Walk in the Paradise Garden

The Midnight Dancers

Jessamy Court

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