Pandora

Description #1 Sunday Times Bestseller A Library Journal Best Book of 2023 Lush, evocative and utterly irresistible.Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne Prepare to lift the lid on a lush reimagination of the mythological Pandora.Susan Stokes-Chapmans atmospheric debut, PANDORA, immerses the reader in the dangerous, mysterious world of ancient antiquities with prose that is elegant and teeming with visceral sensory detail. A marvelous debutimaginative, ambitious, and begging to be savored."Sarah Penner,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Last Apothecary Steeped in mystery and rich in imagination, an exhilarating historical novel set in Georgian London where the discovery of a mysterious ancient Greek vase sets in motion conspiracies, revelations, and romance. London, 1799. Dora Blake, an aspiring jewelry artist, lives with her odious uncle atop her late parents once-famed shop of antiquities. After a mysterious Greek vase is delivered, her uncle begins to act suspiciously, keeping the vase locked in the stores basement, away from prying eyesincluding Doras. Intrigued by her uncles peculiar behavior, Dora turns to young, ambitious antiquarian scholar Edward Lawrence who eagerly agrees to help. Edward believes the ancient vase is the key that will unlock his academic future; Dora sees it as a chance to establish her own name. But what Edward discovers about the vase has Dora questioning everything she has believed about her life, her family, and the world as she knows it. As Dora uncovers the truth, she comes to understand that some doors are locked and some mysteries are buried for a reason, while others are closer to the surface than they appear.