Back To ListThe Jewels of Sofia TateByDoris EtiennePublished May 2009Paperback$ 12.99Paperback$ 12.99ePub$ 8.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescriptionFifteen-year-old Garnet Walcott is lonely and has a hard time making new friends when she moves to Kitchener, Ontario. Her mother, already preoccupied with work, has begun a search for a father she never knew. By chance, Garnet meets and befriends Elizabeth Tate, an elderly widow who tells Garnet that a priceless set of heirloom jewels dating back to Russian nobility may be hidden in her Victorian home. Elizabeth shows Garnet an intriguing portrait of her late mother-in-law, Sofia Tate, wearing sapphires and diamonds. Garnet is introduced to Dan Peters, one of the most popular boys at school, and when Elizabeth suffers a heart attack, Garnet persuades him to help her find the jewels for Elizabeth. Do the jewels really exist? Garnet believes they do, and drawing on that faith, she follows the clues left by Elizabeth’s late eccentric, religious father-in-law and discovers much more than she bargained for.Reviews "While Etienne immediately grabs readers with the initial excitement surrounding the lost jewels dramatized through the historicized foreword, she maintains her captures audience through the realistic and understandable character of Garnet."CM Magazine“Etienne captures well Garnet’s boredom and depression following her move.”VOYAPreviousNextContributorsDoris EtienneDoris Etienne received her bachelor of arts in German and French from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario.View Author Page Book DetailsPaperbackMay 20095.25x7.25 in272 pp9781554882304ePubMay 2009-272 pp9781554886487ePubMay 2009-272 pp9781770703865