![]() And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom. A forbidden love sparks.īut their illicit affair has consequences, which will cost them both more than they bargained for. But before she can accept her fate, Violet meets a handsome boy who is also under the Duchess’s control. Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life.all while fighting for her survival. 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. She is trained as a surrogate for the elite and is bought by the Duchess of the Lake at auction. At the very bottom rung are the residents of the Marshes. But for Violet, the Jewel has always meant servitude.īorn and raised in the Marsh, Violet is destined for the Jewel. Set on a dystopian island, The Jewel by Amy Ewing is about a society divided into rigid classes. The Jewel started off as a thesis project, but became her debut novel and the first of three books in the trilogy (The Jewel, The White Rose, The Black Key). ![]() ![]() ![]() The Jewel has many meanings: wealth, beauty, royalty. New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing earned her MFA at the New School, where she has worked with Jill Santopolo (Penguin), Sarah Weeks, Tor Seidler, and David Levithan (Scholastic). ![]() 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.”* ![]()
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