We recommend this book to those that enjoy magical realism, suspense, and World War II fiction.' Rose has written a beautiful and descriptive story. We noted that this is the first book we've read that involves psychometry.” We liked the novel's alternating dual timelines-Paris 1942 and New York 1986-which link Suzanne and Violine, an art historian/appraiser with a supernatural gift. This intriguing story explored Suzanne Belperron's courage and those who participated in the French Resistance by helping Jewish families leave France. We enjoy books in which we learn something new, and the story prompts us further investigate a topic-in this case, Suzanne Belperron, one of the most innovative jewelers of her time, and her jewelry designs. The Wine Club With a Book Problem 'THE JEWELER OF STOLEN DREAMS is a captivating and powerful story that grabs you from the first page- a good match for as we like historical fiction with strong women. Menu: 'French rose wine, croissants, olives, brie, baguettes with French butter, chocolate mousse, cheesecake, dark chocolate squares, and cappuccino.'

We discussed how Dixie and Suzanne demonstrated this in their work for the resistance movement.'

Violine and Paul work together to discover the history of the case and the jewelry. Violine is gifted with learning the history and secrets of objects she touches, and their owners and realizes that the jewelry has a long and tragic history. While visiting his home, she discovers a hidden compartment in a vintage Louis Vuitton case containing WWII-era jewelry. Violine is an appraiser for an auction company in 1986 and has been approached by Paul Osgood about selling family antiques. Suzanne is a sought-after jewelry designer in France and her longtime lover and business partner, Bernard has been arrested by the Nazis. This novel features a dual timeline- France, 1942, and New York, 1986. We enjoy historical fiction or books with strong women. Other search options in the drop-down menu are 'Title Starts With', 'Title Contains', and 'Author'.Jensen Beach County Club: “We loved the descriptions of the jewelry that Suzanne Belperron made and the majority of us had researched Suzanne's designs after reading the book.A good match for our book club. Then either push the Enter key on your keyboard, or click the GO! button. To use this method, simply type a word, words, or phrase into the blank at the top of the screen. NOTE: For searches with 'AND', 'OR', etc, use More Search Options. Word order and letter case do not matter. You'll be presented with the list of library items based on their relevancy to your search. It searches all titles, subtitles, authors' first and last names, various notes, and a number of other fields. It performs a Google®-type search (including support for putting phrases in quotes). Most likely, you'll want to use this simple search.

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