The Jewel - Couverture rigide

Ewing, Amy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0062235796 ISBN 13 : 9780062235794

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2014

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing delivers a dark and riveting tale that "will have fans of Oliver’s Delirium, Cass’s The Selection, and DeStefano’s Wither breathless.”*

The Jewel has many meanings: wealth, beauty, royalty. But for Violet, the Jewel has always meant servitude.

Born and raised in the Marsh, Violet is destined for the Jewel. She is trained as a surrogate for the elite and is bought by the Duchess of the Lake at auction. And she quickly learns that beneath the Jewel’s glittering façade lies the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life...all while fighting for her survival. But before she can accept her fate, Violet meets a handsome boy who is also under the Duchess’s control. A forbidden love sparks.

But their illicit affair has consequences, which will cost them both more than they bargained for. And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom.

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In a city where love is the ultimate crime, what is the price of freedom?

• Forbidden Love: Violet wasn’t looking for romance, especially not with a handsome boy controlled by the same duchess who owns her. But their illicit affair could cost them everything.
• Dystopian World-Building: From the impoverished Marsh to the glittering Jewel, discover a society built on a brutal class divide where the elite purchase young women at auction.
• High-Stakes Survival: Beneath the palace’s beautiful façade, Violet must navigate a world of cruelty and backstabbing where one wrong move means death.
• Servitude and Rebellion: Trained her whole life for servitude, Violet discovers a spark of rebellion within her, forcing her to decide who and what she’s willing to risk for freedom.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Amy Ewing earned her MFA in Writing for Children at the New School and received her BFA at New York University. The Jewel started off as a thesis project but became her debut novel, the first in a New York Times bestselling trilogy. The other books are The White Rose and The Black Key. She lives in New York City. Visit Amy online at www.amyewingbooks.com or on Twitter @AmyEwingBooks.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty.

But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude.

Not just any kind of servitude. Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate for the royalty—because in the Jewel the only thing more important than opulence is offspring.

Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath the Jewel's glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her existence . . . and try to stay alive. But then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman hired as a companion to the Duchess's petulant niece. Though his presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained for.

Debut author Amy Ewing expertly crafts an enchanting story full of riches, rivalries, and riveting twists and turns that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062235796
• ISBN 13: 9780062235794
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
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