Fascination

by Hilary Norman

A WOMAN OF PASSION AND COURAGE...PURSUED BY GREED AND DESIRE... — The daughter of a Swiss banking dynasty, Madeleine Gabriel lived a life of splendor until her handsome, scandalous father mysteriously disappeared. Turning her back on her family's coldness and everything else in their "house of lies," Madeleine goes to Paris to seek her beloved father. Instead, she finds love in a man of passion and talent - only to lose him in heartbreaking tragedy. Fashioning a new life as a young, single mother in New York, Madeleine faces her greatest challenge and deepest peril when her father, found dead, leaves her a priceless family legacy - the exquisitely jeweled Eternite.

But someone else covets Eternite...someone who knows its dark history...someone willing to bargain with a little boy's life...someone prepared to kill for the legacy. Filled with intrigue and suspense, this spellbinding novel sweeps across two continents and three generations to bring us the excitement and glamour of the world's most legendary cities and the radiance of beautiful gems - sparkling and deadly.

Genres: Fiction, Romance

448 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1992

About the author

Born and raised in London, loved reading but deeply lazy about writing at school, preferring drama. A brief acting career, then moved into the production side at the BBC's radio drama department - later at London's Capital Radio, by which time the writing "switch" had been flicked on. Spent as much time as possible travelling in the US, working and writing. First novel, IN LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP published in 1986 after five years of writing. Wrote sagas with big dramatic finishes in the early days, and then, as the body count rose, made the move into psychological suspense and thrillers. Last book LAST RUN soon out in trade paperback, and the latest (and 20th) -RALPH'S CHILDREN - out soon in hardcover.
Living in London with husband Jonathan, and dog Poppy.

Reviews

[Angela Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

The young life of Maggie is full of adventure and the fortune of special people, though some will prove to be not what she had expected, the majority turn out to be paving the way for her through love and admiration. A very entertaining novel spanning three generations during Maggie's first thirty years.

[Katie Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasnt expecting very much from the book from its cover (my mum likes to give me EVERY book that she has ever read!) but i really enjoyed it - there was a good twist which i wasnt expecting, and i always love a happy ending!

[Janell]

Loved this book.

[Tereza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Malo se razvodnilo na kraju, ali sve u svemu knjiga koja mi se svidjela.

[Tara]

No star raiting cause not fair if I dnf on page 17. Just a no & now I understand why it was in the Free little library.... ( not to mention it's an old ARC from the 90s)

[Christina Koniari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting story.

[Jackie Simons]

Read 10/95

[JenniferB · Rating 4 out of 5]

Old fashioned blockbuster type book - I couldn't read it

[Sonja Brose · Rating 3 out of 5]

so so book, kind of too crazy at times

[Pamela Dolfi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I should have been warned when they called it a "saga". I just could not get through it, even though I knew what was coming.