"A young Englishwoman unravels the mysteries surrounding a fabulous Australian opal."@en
"Jessica's friendship with Ben Henniker not only helps her regain the Cleverling estate but also brings her a share in Henniker's Austrailian opal mines."
"With the sale of her ancestral home, Jessica learns of a missing opal; the search for it leads her into a very dangerous position."@en
""An overseas voyage. A cursed opal. Forbidden desire. Raised in the shadow of her family's financial ruin, Jessica Clavering has never felt as though she fit in. When her only friend, an elderly neighbor, offers her the chance at a new life, she's eager to take it. His only condition: she must marry her son, Joss. The newlyweds inherit a fabled opal mine in Australia. It's only once they arrive on the faraway continent that Jessica starts to uncover her family's dark past and her connection to the Green Flash, an exquisite and spellbinding opal. The stone arouses a dangerous desire in anyone who sees it -- even her husband."--Page 4 of cover."@en
""A mesmerizing story of blackmail, romance and deception."--Associated PressWhat readers are saying about The Pride of the Peacock: "I couldn't put it down. The twist at the end is surprising and reminiscent of Agatha Christie's style. Definitely a classic." "One of Holt's best books." "I loved this book. I have read it over and over again--along with every novel ever written by Victoria Holt!""@en
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