A behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of an auction house, a tale of two amazing women and the men they love, and a story of family, love and loss, The Jewels of Tessa Kent is classic Judith Krantz.
Tessa Kent, a precocious fourteen year old, gives birth to an illegitimate daughter. Her parents, devout Catholics, raise the infant, Maggie, as their own child. As Tessa becomes a great movie star, Maggie lives for her glorious ""sister's"" infrequent whirlwind visits. Only when Maggie is eighteen does she learn the truth about her mother. Mortally wounded, she breaks all ties with Tessa and starts work at the Manhattan auction house of Scott & Scott. Five years later, a life-altering crisis makes Tessa determined to end their estrangement. Tessa can find only one way to reach her daughter - she decides to auction her immensely valuable collection of spectacular jewels with Scott & Scott, on the condition that she and Maggie work closely on the sale. For Tessa, her future now hangs on the desperate hope of an almost impossible reconciliation.
By:
Judith Krantz Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 178mm,
Width: 106mm,
Spine: 35mm
Weight: 2.916kg ISBN:9780857501622 ISBN 10: 0857501623 Pages: 576 Publication Date:31 August 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Judith Krantz, one of the world's bestselling novelists, lives in Bel Air and Newport Beach, California.
