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Is that a named emerald on the cover, and have you found the red one you're hunting? Wild about your book. You're writing another, yes? Cheers! Linda

Aja Raden Hi Linda. You know I'm not 100% sure where the publisher got the photo for the Emerald. Originally it was a sapphire, but I threw a jewelry designer …more Hi Linda. You know I'm not 100% sure where the publisher got the photo for the Emerald. Originally it was a sapphire, but I threw a jewelry designer tantrum and insisted it must be an emerald. For many reasons, all of them irrational.

I did find the red Emerald I'm looking for! I posted a photo of it on Instagram - it's a stunner. Have a look! https://instagram.com/p/8y3XKjGzKo/
Haven't made anything out of it yet – still obsessing over the best use of such natural beauty.

I am indeed writing another book. The follow up is in process as we speak! It's going to be titled HAD. That's all I can say for now... More to come in the next couple months!

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Hi Aja, I hope you are well! I just wondered if you had review copies of your books at all? I would love to review them in my publication. Many thanks and have a wonderful day!

Aja Raden Hi Erika- i'm so sorry - I just got this message! Of course I do! I can have one sent to you monday. Do you want to private message me over Facebook? …moreHi Erika- i'm so sorry - I just got this message! Of course I do! I can have one sent to you monday. Do you want to private message me over Facebook? It's Aja Raden. Just send me a message and let me know what it is I can do to help you out.
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	Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World 4.08 avg rating — 3,544 ratings — published 2015 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rare: The High-Stakes Race to Satisfy Our Need for the Scarcest Metals on Earth

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“Diamonds aren’t forever. Diamond engagement rings have only been a “necessary luxury” for about eighty years. We take the tradition of a diamond engagement ring for granted, as if it were as old as marriage itself. It’s not. In fact, it’s only about as old as the microwave oven.”
― Aja Raden, Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World

tags: diamonds, marriage-proposal, positional-good

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“Gemstones are, in fact, just colorful gravel. They’re just rocks that we’ve given special names. True jewels are things that are beautiful and scarce. We want them because few others can possess them. We want them even more if they are from some very faraway, exotic place. Their value is, and always has been, 90 percent imaginary.”
― Aja Raden, Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World

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“Real, it turns out, is just as flexible a concept as value.”
― Aja Raden, Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World

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