The Pindar Diamond
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:21st Mar '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A tale of lust, greed, and danger set in seventeenth-century Venice, The Pindar Diamond is a gripping and superbly told historical novel.
Venice, 1604. When rumours of a rare and priceless diamond begin to circulate amongst the gamblers and courtesans of the Venetian demi-monde, the Levant Company merchant Paul Pindar becomes convinced that the jewel is linked to the fate of his former love, Celia Lamprey. As his obsession with the mysterious stone grows it becomes clear that there are other, more sinister forces at play. Is the diamond real, or is it just a trick to lure him to his ruin?
‘Beautifully written, glamorous, disturbing and very dark' * Wendy Holden, Daily Mail *
‘A vividly sensuous tale' * Daily Telegraph *
‘Nuns, precious gems, swashbucklers and courtesans, plus a plot to keep you on your toes, are stirred and shaken into pure escapism' * Sunday Times *
‘No one writes historical novels more evocatively than Hickman ... The Pindar Diamond will utterly transport you' * Stylist *
ISBN: 9781408809860
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 18mm
Weight: 207g
288 pages