<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46221897-cartier-s-hope" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Cartier's Hope" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569757598l/46221897._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46221897-cartier-s-hope">Cartier's Hope</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/69003.M_J_Rose">M.J. Rose</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3062806665">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. <br />Who could ever forget the final scenes of the movie Titanic where a little old lady climbs the railing of a ship and lets a beautiful blue diamond slip through her fingers into the waves below. That diamond, called the Hope diamond is the basis for this story, Cartier's Hope. Cartier has opened a new store in New York, his biggest selling point being the Hope diamond. The diamond has a seemingly evil history of bad luck for anyone who touches it. Cartier inflates this history to draw more interest, and also more money, to the sale of the stone. Vera Garland belongs to high society, but longs to make a name for herself as a reporter by the name Vee Swan. She starts to investigate the history and rumors of the Hope diamond in order to expose Cartier as a fraud. Part history, part fiction, this is a fascinating look into the early 1900s, the divide between rich and poor, and the fight for women's rights and equality.
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