{"product_id":"necklace-9781501165054","title":"Necklace","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"glittering, Gatsby-esque\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) novel, two generations of Quincy women--a bewitching Jazz Age beauty and a young lawyer--are bound by a spectacular and mysterious Indian necklace.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlways the black sheep of the tight-knit Quincy clan, Nell is cautious when she's summoned to the elegantly shabby family manor after her great-aunt Loulou's death. A cold reception from the family grows chillier when they learn Loulou has left Nell a fantastically valuable heirloom: an ornate necklace from India that Nell finds stashed in a Crown Royal whiskey bag in the back of a dresser. As predatory relatives circle and art experts begin to question the necklace's provenance, Nell turns to the only person she thinks she can trust--the attractive and ambitious estate lawyer who definitely is not part of the old-money crowd. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than just a piece of jewelry, the necklace links Nell to a long-buried family secret involving Ambrose Quincy, who brought the necklace home from India in the 1920s as a dramatic gift for May, the woman he intended to marry. Upon his return, he discovered that May had married his brother Ethan, the \"good\" Quincy, devoted to their father. As a gesture of friendship, Ambrose gave May the necklace anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrisp as a gin martini, fresh as a twist of lime, \u003ci\u003eThe Necklace\u003c\/i\u003e is the charming and intoxicating story \"written with wit, compassion, and a meticulous attention to period and cultural detail\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) of long-simmering family resentments and a young woman who inherits a secret much more valuable than a legendary necklace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaire McMillan is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlchemy of a Blackbird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGilded Age\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Necklace\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the 2017-2018 Cuyahoga County Writer-in-Residence and currently serves as a member of the board of trustees of The Mount, Edith Wharton's home in Lenox, Massachusetts. She practiced law until 2003 and then received her MFA in creative writing from Bennington College. She grew up in Pasadena, California, and now lives on her husband's family farm outside of Cleveland, Ohio, with their two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50467052585234,"sku":"9781501165054","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99581e74-9bc4-4001-bde3-38e9103dbb7f.jpg?v=1730128894","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/necklace-9781501165054","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}