The Diamond Hunter

✍ Scribed by Fiona McIntosh

• Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia; Penguin eBooks
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 246 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 0143787802

✦ Synopsis

'It won't matter howmany diamonds you find if you lose the love of your child.'
Whensix-year-old Clementine Knight loses her mother to malaria during the1870s 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 Zulucompanion, Joseph One-Shoe, and the unlikely pair form an unbreakable bond.
Whenthe two men uncover a large, flawless diamond, James believes he has finallysecured their future, but the discovery of the priceless gem comes at a hugecost. A dark bargain is struck to do whatever it takes to return Clementine toa respectable life at the Grant family's sprawling estate in northern England -while the diamond disappears.
Yearson, Clementine overhears talk of a paragon diamond coming onto themarket. Long-buried memories of her childhood in Africa and her belovedJoseph One-Shoe are triggered, as she questions who she can trust. Tosolve the mystery of what...