Título: The Antiquity Affair
Autor: Lee Kelly, Jennifer Thorne
Sinopse: An archaeologist’s estranged daughters.
1907: The dawn of Egyptology is a time of imperialism and plunder, opulence and unrest, and Dr. Warren Ford, esteemed archaeologist, is the man of the hour. His daughters—intellectual Lila, on the eve of her debut as a Manhattan socialite, and nonconformist Tess, who dreams of following in his footsteps—have always lived in his shadow, and their lives couldn’t feel more different. But when a secretive organization seeks to find a lost relic legendary for its dangerous power, it isn’t Dr. Ford they turn to—it’s his two remarkable daughters.
A legendary artifact known as the Serpent’s Crown.
Rumored to reside in the mysterious Tomb of the Five Ladies, the Serpent’s Crown will only be found by solving a seemingly impossible riddle that will open the tomb—and the organization believes that one of the Ford daughters holds the key to deciphering the code. What was supposed to be an elegant debutante ball for elder sister Lila quickly turns sinister when Tess is kidnapped and put on a ship across the Atlantic. When Lila and her father realize that Tess’s life is in danger, they must act quickly to track her down and stop the Serpent’s Crown from falling into the wrong hands.
A puzzle three millennia in the making.
A race for the Crown begins, with Lila and her father in hot pursuit of the organization and Tess. With lives at stake, the fractured family must keep their wits about them, find the artifact, and escape the ruthless men who are also determined to possess the Crown and use it to their own advantage—no matter the cost.
In this women-centered nod to the beloved Indiana Jones stories, The Antiquity Affair is a high-stakes, trans-Atlantic thrill ride, with the page-turning excitement and romance of classic adventure novels and a poignant story of sisterhood at its core. An exciting turn-of-the-century adventure Stand-alone novel Book length: 100,000 words Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn, Laurie King, Clive Cussler, and Indiana Jones Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Antiquity Affair”, de Lee Kelly, Jennifer Thorne, publicado pela editora Harper Muse, em 2023 e com 416 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Harper Muse
Páginas: 416
Ano: 2023-06-06
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1400240638
ISBN13: 9781400240630
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Harper Muse costumam transportar o leitor para narrativas profundamente humanas, muitas vezes centradas em jornadas de autodescoberta, relações familiares e desafios pessoais. As histórias frequentemente se desenrolam em cenários marcantes, como pequenas cidades do Sul dos Estados Unidos, resorts históricos ou ambientes imersos em contextos sociais e históricos específicos, como a luta pelos direitos civis ou a Segunda Guerra Mundial. O tom varia entre o emocional e o leve, com momentos de humor e tensão, e o ritmo alterna entre o intimista e o mais dinâmico, conforme a trama exige. O catálogo revela uma predileção por tramas que exploram o passado e suas consequências no presente, além de personagens femininas complexas e situações que mesclam o realismo com toques sutis de magia ou mistério.
