| Record Number |
825964 |
| ISBN |
9780655626589 |
| Author |
McIntosh, Fiona, 1960- author. |
| Title |
The diamond hunter / Fiona McIntosh ; read by Katy Sobey. soundrecording |
| Edition |
MP3 edition ; Unabridged. |
| Publisher/Date |
Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2019] |
| ℗2019 |
| Pagination etc. |
1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (13 hr., 7 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container. |
| Performer note |
Read by Katy Sobey. |
| Summary Note |
'It won't matter how many diamonds you find if you lose the love of your child.' When six-year-old Clementine Knight loses her mother to malaria during the 1870s diamond rush in southern Africa, she is left to be raised by her destitute, alcoholic father, James. Much of Clementine's care falls to their trusty Zulu companion, Joseph One-Shoe and the unlikely pair form an unbreakable bond. When the two men uncover a large, flawless diamond, James believes he has finally secured their future, but the discovery of the priceless gem comes at a huge cost. A dark bargain is struck to do whatever it takes to return Clementine to a respectable life at the Grant family's sprawling estate in northern England, while the diamond disappears. Years on, Clementine overhears talk of a paragon diamond coming onto the market. Long-buried memories of her childhood in Africa and her beloved Joseph One-Shoe are triggered, as she questions who she can trust. To solve the mystery of what happened to her loved ones all those years ago, she must confront a painful history and finally bring justice to bear. |
| Subject |
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Diamond miners -- Fiction |
| Mothers -- Death -- Fiction |
| Diamonds -- Fiction |
| Family secrets -- Fiction |
| Africa -- Fiction |
| Audiobooks. |
| Romance fiction. |
| Historical fiction. |
| Domestic fiction. |
| Added Author |
Sobey, Katy narrator. |
| Corporate Author |
Penguin Random House |
| Shelf Location |
CD F MACI |
