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"In her latest, Gill Paul has mined an inspiring real-life heroine and unexplored time period to brilliant effect. With exquisitely drawn characters, Paul weaves a tale that's moving and deeply atmospheric, crossing full decades while making the reader feel the heart-pounding race of time. A story not to be missed." — Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment
"Gill Paul weaves an intriguing tale about an historical mystery we know, and a woman we don't... Wonderfully compelling from beginning to end, The Collector's Daughter will mesmerize its readers as much as the lure of ancient treasures mesmerized these famous Egyptologists. An absolute delight!" — Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of When We Were Young & Brave
"This is a compelling story, impeccably researched, with a delicious sense of time and place, that combine to bring the historical characters to vivid life... It deals with the big questions too: What is true? Memory versus history, and how we block out the past. I loved that." — Dinah Jefferies, international bestselling author of The Tea Planter’s Daughter
“We unravel Lady Evelyn Herbert's story along with her as she sorts through blank spaces where memory once resided, and tells a fascinating tale of exploration, adventure, tragedy and emotion in an effort to recall who she is. A very compelling read that will have you mesmerized!” — Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author of The Mayfair Bookshop
“Riveting, emotional and completely fabulous. Lady Eve's fascinating and poignant story held me spellbound. Gill Paul has done it again!” — Tracy Rees, author of The House at Silvermoor
“From the very first chapter of The Collector's Daughter, Gill Paul draws you in to the exotic worlds of Lady Evelyn Herbert, the first person to enter Tutankamun's tomb, and the alarming reverberations of those early adventures through the rest of her life. I didn't want it to end.” — Liz Trenow, author of Under a Wartime Sky
“A beautiful and evocative retelling of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun...Gill Paul’s sensual exploration of this famous event travels across five decades, asking whether the tragedies that followed were due to curse or coincidence, and giving fresh life to this most beguiling corner of history. Unputdownable!” — Sarah Steele, author of The Missing Pieces of Nancy Moon
“The Collector's Daughter is absolutely glorious. This beautiful novel, exploring the extraordinary life of Lady Evelyn Herbert, and the secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb, oozes with emotion, glamour, and mystery...I was entranced at every step. Gill's writing is utterly transportative and entirely addictive. I cannot rave about this novel enough.” — Jenny Ashcroft, author of Meet Me in Bombay
“This is a riveting novel that peels away the mysteries around King Tut’s discovery and twisted my stomach into tight knots as I raced through its pages. Gill Paul recreates this glamorous and turbulent moment of history with superb skill... Hugely touching and addictive. I absolutely loved it.” — Kate Furnivall, author of The Survivors
"Gill Paul’s real strengths lie in giving female historical figures a voice. She is such an empathetic writer and colored Eve’s life in with warmth and compassion. Really emotional, unique read and beautifully told. It’s made me want to catch a whiff of that tomb and the mysterious poisoned oil.” — Kate Thompson, author of Secrets of the Lavender Girls
"Consummate historical fiction writer Paul (Jackie and Maria) has crafted another binge-worthy novel that will enthrall readers." — Library Journal
Jenny Ashcroft
The Collector's Daughter is absolutely glorious. This beautiful novel, exploring the extraordinary life of Lady Evelyn Herbert, and the secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb, oozes with emotion, glamour, and mystery...I was entranced at every step. Gill's writing is utterly transportative and entirely addictive. I cannot rave about this novel enough.
Kate Thompson
"Gill Paul’s real strengths lie in giving female historical figures a voice. She is such an empathetic writer and colored Eve’s life in with warmth and compassion. Really emotional, unique read and beautifully told. It’s made me want to catch a whiff of that tomb and the mysterious poisoned oil.
Tracy Rees
Riveting, emotional and completely fabulous. Lady Eve's fascinating and poignant story held me spellbound. Gill Paul has done it again!
Eliza Knight
We unravel Lady Evelyn Herbert's story along with her as she sorts through blank spaces where memory once resided, and tells a fascinating tale of exploration, adventure, tragedy and emotion in an effort to recall who she is. A very compelling read that will have you mesmerized!
Sarah Steele
A beautiful and evocative retelling of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun...Gill Paul’s sensual exploration of this famous event travels across five decades, asking whether the tragedies that followed were due to curse or coincidence, and giving fresh life to this most beguiling corner of history. Unputdownable!
Dinah Jefferies
"This is a compelling story, impeccably researched, with a delicious sense of time and place, that combine to bring the historical characters to vivid life... It deals with the big questions too: What is true? Memory versus history, and how we block out the past. I loved that."
Kate Furnivall
This is a riveting novel that peels away the mysteries around King Tut’s discovery and twisted my stomach into tight knots as I raced through its pages. Gill Paul recreates this glamorous and turbulent moment of history with superb skill... Hugely touching and addictive. I absolutely loved it.
Michelle Gable
"In her latest, Gill Paul has mined an inspiring real-life heroine and unexplored time period to brilliant effect. With exquisitely drawn characters, Paul weaves a tale that's moving and deeply atmospheric, crossing full decades while making the reader feel the heart-pounding race of time. A story not to be missed."
Hazel Gaynor
"Gill Paul weaves an intriguing tale about an historical mystery we know, and a woman we don't... Wonderfully compelling from beginning to end, The Collector's Daughter will mesmerize its readers as much as the lure of ancient treasures mesmerized these famous Egyptologists. An absolute delight!"
Liz Trenow
From the very first chapter of The Collector's Daughter, Gill Paul draws you in to the exotic worlds of Lady Evelyn Herbert, the first person to enter Tutankamun's tomb, and the alarming reverberations of those early adventures through the rest of her life. I didn't want it to end.
Kerri Maher
"Gill Paul weaves together the competing and complementary lives of Jackie Kennedy and Maria Callas into a rich tapestry in this absorbing, romantic novel. Impossibly chic and fiercely independent, both women commanded my attention from the first page, and I applauded them both to the last."
Heather Webb
Gill Paul weaves together the lives of two fascinating and flawed icons... A dishy and delectable novel, Jackie and Maria, is sure to please readers with its famous cast of characters from John F. Kennedy to Aristotle Onassis, its taut pacing, and a truly absorbing story.
Karen Harper
For those of us who thought we knew all about these public and private scandals, and for others just coming to this modern tell-all Greek tragedy, Jackie and Maria is a deep dive into glitz, glamour, and heartbreak. Gill Paul’s emotionally turbulent, amazing novels never disappoint.
Stephanie Thornton
"Jackie and Maria is an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at the rivalry between two of the world's most glamorous women, both of whom snared the attention of Aristotle Onassis, one of the world's richest and most mesmerizing men. Fans of the Kennedys will love this introduction to Maria Callas!"
E! Online
"Historical fiction at its most juicy... Socialites and scandal, a most satisfying cocktail for gossip lovers."
Library Journal
06/01/2021
Eve Herbert's father, the Earl of Carnarvon, is the chief financial backer of Howard Carter's archaeological dig that leads to the 1922 discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun. For 18-year-old Eve, who longs to be an archaeologist, the opportunity to enter the sealed tomb and burial chamber with Carter is life-changing. Paul's novel alternates between two decades. In the 1920s, Eve travels to Egypt, is formally introduced into British society, and meets her future husband. In the 1970s, an elderly and confused Eve has irreparable memory loss after several debilitating strokes. In 1972, Egyptian archaeologist Ana Mansour seeks Eve out to solve an archaeological mystery and reclaim allegedly lost artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb. Eve's memory is challenged, as her past and present threaten to collide. Does she harbor decades-old historical secrets? Is there a curse tied to Tutankhamun's tomb? VERDICT Consummate historical fiction writer Paul (Jackie and Maria) has crafted another binge-worthy novel that will enthrall readers.—Mary Todd Chesnut, Northern Kentucky Univ. Lib., Highland Heights
