Author: Jamie Brenner
Series: None
Publication Date: June 21, 2022
Publisher: Putnam
Pages: 328
Obtained: publisher via NetGalley
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Rating: 5/5
Bottom Line: I love me some family drama and this delivers
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Summary: The Pavlin family built an empire on love. As the first jewelers to sell diamond rings exclusively for proposals, they started a tradition that has defined engagements ever since. But when an ill-fated publicity stunt pits the three Pavlin sisters against one another for a famous family jewel, their bond is broken. No ordinary diamond ring, the Electric Rose splinters the sisters, leaving one unlucky in love, one escaping to the shores of Cape Cod, and the other, ultimately, dead. Now, over a decade later, Gemma Maybrook is still reconciling the reality of her mother's death. Left orphaned and cast out by her family after the tragic accident, Gemma is ready to reclaim what should have been hers: the Electric Rose. And, as a budding jewelry designer in her own right, Gemma isn't just planning on recovering her mother's lost memento, she's coming back for everything. From Manhattan’s tony Fifth Avenue to the vibrant sands of Provincetown, Gilt follows the Pavlin women as they are forced to confront the mistakes of the past if they have any hope of finding love and happiness of their own. ~amazon.com
Review: Jamie Brenner has never let me down with one of her novels and Gilt isn't any different. Its the story of a family that is dealing with a legacy that means different things to the 3 Generations of women to inherit it. Celeste, the oldest, escapes her family to carve out her own life. Elodie, the middle sister who can’t let go of the hurt and pain of the past; and Gemma, who doesn’t know these women but is connected to them by blood.
Each of them has to find away to reconcile the past and move toward the future with each other. Celeste has to let go of the guilt she has carried with her and her superstitions about marriage. If she doesn't, she'll lose everything she loves and worked hard for. Elodie, is bitter from something that happened decades ago and can't seem to let go, but if she doesn't she'll lose the family business. Then there is Gemma, the niece was was blackballed by the family for reasons she's never understood but has made her independent in a way she wouldn't know otherwise.
The family business brings them together to get over the past and plan for the future. They have to learn how to be a family and relate to each other. There are love stories for all 3 of the women in the book but it just stresses the importance of family.
This book harkened back to some of my favorite novels of the 80s by Danielle Steele. Which then inspired me to buy 4 of my favorites with their classic covers.
If you've never read Jamie, then I highly suggest picking up her novels and she has quite the awesome backlist as well.
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