# The Goddess and the Thief

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- Authors: [Essie Fox](https://www.bookquiver.com/essie-fox)
- Publisher: Orion
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0914-621-6
- Published: 2013-12-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

A beguiling novel of Victorian theft and obsession from the Sunday Times bestselling author of CATHERINE: A RETELLING OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS A diamond. A curse. An obsession. Uprooted from her home in India, Alice is raised by her aunt, a spiritualist medium in Windsor. When the mysterious Mr Tilsbury enters their lives, Alice is drawn into a plot to steal the priceless Koh-i-Noor diamond, claimed by the British Empire at the end of the Anglo-Sikh wars. Said to be both blessed and cursed, the sacred Indian stone exerts its power over all who encounter it: a handsome deposed maharajah determined to claim his rightful throne, a man hell-bent on discovering the secrets of eternity, and a widowed queen who hopes the jewel can draw her husband's spirit back. In the midst of all this madness, Alice must discover a way to regain control of her life and fate... 'A fabulous foray into a shadowy Victorian world' WOMAN&HOME 'An obvious comparison is with early Sarah Waters' GUARDIAN