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Title details for The Secret Language of Stones by M. J. Rose - Available

The Secret Language of Stones

by M. J. Rose
Anna Bentinck
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Nestled within Paris's historic Palais Royal is a jewelry store unlike any other. La Fantasie Russie is owned by Pavel Orloff, protégé to the famous Faberge, and is known by the city's fashion elite as the place to find the rarest of gemstones and the most unique designs. But war has transformed Paris from a city of style and romance to a place of fear and mourning. In the summer of 1918, places where lovers used to walk, widows now wander alone. Employeed at La Fantasie Russie a girl with a special ability is sent on a dangerous journey to the darkest corners of wartime Paris.

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  • Release date

    July 1, 2016

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666601848
      • File size: 337604 KB
      • Duration: 11:43:20

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 18, 2016
      During the summer of 1918, Opaline Duplessi, the narrator of bestseller Rose's mesmerizing sequel to 2015's The Witch of Painted Sorrows, is working as a jeweler in Paris's Palais Royal. Opaline is skilled at her art, and she also has an unusual ability: "to receive messages that were inaudible and invisible to others" through handling stones. That gift enables her to communicate with the dead, and is a talent much in demand by those grieving for soldiers lost in combat. One such mourner, Denise Alouette, approaches her about her late son, Jean Luc Forêt, who was a popular newspaper columnist and crusader for the arts. After being given a charm connected with Jean Luc--a crystal egg containing one of his hairs--Opaline begins to hear a voice that seems to be talking with her directly. Meanwhile, Opaline is also caught up in intrigues involving Russian émigrés and the fate of the Romanovs. The complex protagonist and evocative prose will appeal even to readers who don't as a rule enjoy the paranormal. Agent: Dan Conaway, Writers House.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Set during WWI, this second Daughters of La Lune novel is both a romance and a ghost story. Narrator Anna Bentinck brings out all the audiobook's passion and mystery. Her cultured tones are perfect for the genteel Opaline Duplessi, a young jeweler who communicates with the departed through gemstones. Through her work, she meets Jean Luc, with whom she develops a deep, seemingly impossible, love. Although Bentinck struggles with the French words and phrases, her delivery is intimate, and she brings out all the joy, longing, and heartache of Opaline's relationship with Jean Luc. The result is a story that will envelop listeners in scenic and emotional detail, and linger after the final scene. B.E.K. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

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