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Fountains of Paradise

by Elizabeth Hunter · 1983

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When Michal Brent, a talented young jewelry designer, was offered a free trip to Sri Lanka, she could not believe her good fortune. Now she could buy unusual and beautiful stones, which she would set herself and sell on the international market.

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Little did she expect that the jewel she would most covet would be the jade green glance of Hendrik van der Aa — the fiance of her best friend.

Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisSri LankaSri LankaMore like thisLess of this
Mood
romanticromanticMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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