The necklace
(Book)
"This intoxicating novel set in the rarified world of money and society alternates between two generations of the Quincy family: the wealthy robber baron brothers who vied over a bewitching Jazz Age beauty and the young woman who inherits a spectacular and mysterious Indian necklace and its secrets. Always the black sheep, Nell Quincy is summoned to her family's elegantly shabby manor after the death of her great aunt. During a chilly meeting over cocktails, the family reads the will that makes Nell the executor of the estate and leaves her one item: a fantastically valuable, beautiful necklace from India. While the rest of the family jewels have been stored in a bank vault, Nell finds this priceless, forgotten heirloom in a Crown Royal whiskey bag stashed in the back of a dresser. As predatory Quincys circle Nell and art experts begin to question the necklace's shadowy provenance, Nell turns to the only person she thinks she can trust--the attractive and ambitious estate lawyer who definitely is not part of the old money crowd. Ambrose Quincy brought the necklace home from India in the 1920s as a dramatic gift for May, the woman he intended to marry. However, upon his return he discovers that May has married his brother Ethan, the "good" Quincy, devoted to helping their father with the family mining empire. As a gesture of friendship, Ambrose gives May the necklace anyway--reigniting their passion and beginning a tense love triangle. When Ethan confronts the two lovers, the encounter ends tragically, entombing a secret in the past that Nell must uncover if she is ever to claim her true Quincy birthright. Alternating between the past and present, The Necklace is the elegant and compelling story of a star-crossed romance, long-simmering family resentments, and a young woman whose inheritance is much more than a legendary necklace"--
Notes
McMillan, C. (2017). The necklace. First Touchstone hardcover edition. New York, Touchstone.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McMillan, Claire. 2017. The Necklace. New York, Touchstone.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McMillan, Claire, The Necklace. New York, Touchstone, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)McMillan, Claire. The Necklace. First Touchstone hardcover edition. New York, Touchstone, 2017.
Record Information
Last Sierra Extract Time | Mar 14, 2024 01:22:56 PM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | Mar 14, 2024 01:26:41 PM |
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Mar 28, 2024 02:11:39 AM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 03305pam 2200397 i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | 2016053165 | ||
003 | DLC | ||
005 | 20170622132409.0 | ||
008 | 170123s2017 nyu b 000 1 eng | ||
010 | |a 2016053165 | ||
020 | |a 9781501165047 | ||
040 | |a DLC|b eng|e rda|c DLC|d NjBwBT|d GCmBT | ||
049 | |a JRSA | ||
050 | 0 | 0 | |a PS3613.C58539|b N43 2017 |
082 | 0 | 0 | |a 813/.6|2 23 |
100 | 1 | |a McMillan, Claire,|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 4 | |a The necklace /|c Claire McMillan. |
250 | |a First Touchstone hardcover edition. | ||
264 | 1 | |a New York :|b Touchstone,|c 2017. | |
300 | |a 302 pages ;|c 22 cm | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier | ||
520 | |a "This intoxicating novel set in the rarified world of money and society alternates between two generations of the Quincy family: the wealthy robber baron brothers who vied over a bewitching Jazz Age beauty and the young woman who inherits a spectacular and mysterious Indian necklace and its secrets. Always the black sheep, Nell Quincy is summoned to her family's elegantly shabby manor after the death of her great aunt. During a chilly meeting over cocktails, the family reads the will that makes Nell the executor of the estate and leaves her one item: a fantastically valuable, beautiful necklace from India. While the rest of the family jewels have been stored in a bank vault, Nell finds this priceless, forgotten heirloom in a Crown Royal whiskey bag stashed in the back of a dresser. As predatory Quincys circle Nell and art experts begin to question the necklace's shadowy provenance, Nell turns to the only person she thinks she can trust--the attractive and ambitious estate lawyer who definitely is not part of the old money crowd. Ambrose Quincy brought the necklace home from India in the 1920s as a dramatic gift for May, the woman he intended to marry. However, upon his return he discovers that May has married his brother Ethan, the "good" Quincy, devoted to helping their father with the family mining empire. As a gesture of friendship, Ambrose gives May the necklace anyway--reigniting their passion and beginning a tense love triangle. When Ethan confronts the two lovers, the encounter ends tragically, entombing a secret in the past that Nell must uncover if she is ever to claim her true Quincy birthright. Alternating between the past and present, The Necklace is the elegant and compelling story of a star-crossed romance, long-simmering family resentments, and a young woman whose inheritance is much more than a legendary necklace"--|c Provided by publisher. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Family secrets|v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Inheritance and succession|v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Triangles (Interpersonal relations)|v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Necklaces|v Fiction. | |
655 | 7 | |a Historical fiction.|2 gsafd | |
776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version:|a McMillan, Claire.|t Necklace|b First Touchstone hardcover edition.|d New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017|z 9781501165061|w (DLC) 2017003290 |
907 | |a .b24864079 | ||
932 | |a FICTION McMillan, C. | ||
945 | |y .i76270725|i 33029103340659|l cenag|s v|k |u 8|x 0|w 0|v 3|t 0|z 07-06-17|o - | ||
945 | |y .i76270749|i 33029103340675|l ranag|s -|k |u 8|x 1|w 0|v 3|t 0|z 07-06-17|o - | ||
948 | |a WDP Featured List (9/17) | ||
998 | |e -|d a |f eng|a cen|a ran |