The Jewel - Softcover

Ewing, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406347493 ISBN 13: 9781406347494

Publisher: Walker Books, 2014

Synopsis

A shocking and compelling new YA series from debut author, Amy Ewing; The Handmaid's Tale meets The Other Boleyn Girl in a world where beauty and brutality collide.Violet Lasting is no longer a human being. Tomorrow she becomes Lot 197, auctioned to the highest royal bidder in the Jewel of the Lone City. Tomorrow she becomes the Surrogate of the House of the Lake, her sole purpose to produce a healthy heir for the Duchess., Imprisoned in the opulent cage of the palace, Violet learns the brutal ways of the Jewel, where the royal women compete to secure their bloodline and the surrogates are treated as disposable commodities. Destined to carry the child of a woman she despises, Violet enters a living death of captivity - until she sets eyes on Ash Lockwood, the royal Companion. Compelled towards each other by a reckless, clandestine passion, Violet and Ash dance like puppets in a deadly game of court politics, until they become each other's jeopardy - and salvation.

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Product Description:

Violet Lasting is no longer a human being. Tomorrow she becomes Lot 197, auctioned to the highest royal bidder in the Jewel of the Lone City. Tomorrow she becomes the Surrogate of the House of the Lake, her sole purpose to produce a healthy heir for the Duchess. Imprisoned in the opulent cage of the palace, Violet learns the brutal ways of the Jewel, where the royal women compete to secure their bloodline and the surrogates are treated as disposable commodities. Destined to carry the child of a woman she despises, Violet enters a living death of captivity - until she sets eyes on Ash Lockwood, the royal Companion. Compelled towards each other by a reckless, clandestine passion, Violet and Ash dance like puppets in a deadly game of court politics, until they become each other's jeopardy - and salvation.

Review:

Dystopia with a feminist edge...hugely enjoyable, with strong characters and a nail-biting cliff-hanger. --The Bookseller

A very good dystopic tale with a brilliant ending that will leave you wanting to read the next instalment --Loves Books Read Daily

A shocking and compelling new YA series in a world where beauty and brutality collide --Fiona Noble Bookseller Children's Guide

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1406347493
• ISBN 13: 9781406347494
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368