Book description
Fifteen-year-old Garnet Walcott is lonely and has a hard time making
new friends when she moves to Kitchener, Ontario. Her mother, already
preoccupied with work, has begun a search for a father she never knew.
By chance, Garnet meets and befriends Elizabeth Tate, an elderly widow
who tells Garnet that a priceless set of heirloom jewels dating back
to Russian nobility may be hidden in her Victorian home. Elizabeth
shows Garnet an intriguing portrait of her late mother-in-law, Sofia
Tate, wearing sapphires and diamonds.
Garnet is introduced to Dan Peters, one of the most popular boys at
school, and when Elizabeth suffers a heart attack, Garnet persuades
him to help her find the jewels for Elizabeth. Do the jewels really
exist? Garnet believes they do, and drawing on that faith, she follows
the clues left by Elizabeth's late eccentric, religious father-in-law
and discovers much more than she bargained for.
Doris Etienne received her bachelor of arts in German and French
from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario.
