The Jewel
Violet, a poor girl from the outer city, finds forbidden romance and uncovers brutal secrets when, after three years of training, she is purchased by a royal family as a surrogate mother for royal children. Violet, a poor girl from the outer city, uncovers brutal secrets when, after three years of training, she is purchased by a royal family as a surrogate mother for royal children. The plot contains sexual references and violence. Book #1
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Sixteen-year-old Violet Lasting was raised in a holding facility because her body can carry the rare children of royal women in the Jewel, the inner ring of the Lone City. After auction, she is bought by the Duchess of the Lake, where she meets a fellow surrogate and a forbidden young companion.
Amy Ewing's Lone City trilogy has three books: The Jewel, The White Rose, and The Black Key. A novella, The House of the Stone, expands the world. The series is complete.
Yes. The Jewel is YA dystopian fiction, suitable for readers 13 and up. The premise of a class of girls used as surrogates for the ruling elite has drawn comparisons to The Handmaid's Tale and The Selection.
The Jewel was written by Amy Ewing, published in 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers.
The Jewel is 400 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Jewel takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
The Jewel is a standalone novel by Amy Ewing, not part of a series.
The Jewel is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
