jewelry Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/jewelry/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:24:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg jewelry Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/jewelry/ 32 32 38398750 Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/stoned-jewelry-obsession/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/stoned-jewelry-obsession/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:32:41 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12278 It’s that time of year, when a girl’s thoughts turn to love, or for the more practical among us: jewelry. Are you a bling-y type of gal? Do you love anything having to do with jewelry and gems, but not interested in a dry dissertation? Then you need to read Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/stoned-jewelry-obsession/feed/ 4 12278 The Mountain of Light https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/10/mountain-light/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/10/mountain-light/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:21:52 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=2192 There are many symbols of wealth and luxury but one of the oldest and most prized is the diamond and nowhere was it so plentiful and extravagantly displayed as in India during the reign of the maharajahs. The Mountain of Light: A Novel is Indu Sundaresan’s sparkling new novel about Kohinoor, the 186 carat diamond fought […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/10/mountain-light/feed/ 0 2192 The Engagements https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/08/the-engagements/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/08/the-engagements/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:15:57 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=2022 J. Courtney Sullivan returns, this time turning her insightful eyes to a subject dear to many women’s hearts and one that epitomizes the eternal hope of love, diamonds. In her latest novel, The Engagements, we meet Frances Gerety, the woman who, in the 1950s, created one of the most celebrated slogans of the century: A […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/12/the-great-pearl-heist/feed/ 0 1142 Jewelry by Chanel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/11/jewelry-by-chanel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/11/jewelry-by-chanel/#respond Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:53:46 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=951 In a coup of fortuitous timing the movie Anna Karenina opened in the U.S today, showcasing gorgeous costumes with sublime jewelry by Chanel, while earlier in the week, publishers Thames & Hudson released Jewelry by Chanel. In this luxe coffee-table book author Patrick Mauriès covers Chanel’s stylistic journey in jewelry and draws a correlation between her style and her personal […]

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