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The Diamond Hunter

By: Fiona McIntosh
Narrated by: Katy Sobey
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 'It won't matter how many diamonds you find if you lose the love of your child.'

When six-year-old Clementine Knight loses her mother to malaria during the 1870s diamond rush in southern Africa, she is left to be raised by her destitute, alcoholic father, James. Much of Clementine's care falls to their trusty Zulu companion, Joseph One-Shoe, and the unlikely pair form an unbreakable bond.

When the two men uncover a large, flawless diamond, James believes he has finally secured their future, but the discovery of the priceless gem comes at a huge cost. A dark bargain is struck to do whatever it takes to return Clementine to a respectable life at the Grant family's sprawling estate in northern England - while the diamond disappears.

Years on, long-buried memories of Clementine's childhood in Africa and her beloved Joseph One-Shoe are triggered, as she questions who she can trust. To solve the mystery of what happened to her loved ones all those years ago, she must confront a painful history and finally bring justice to bear.

From the harsh desert of Africa's Kimberley diamond mine to the misty, green plains of northern England, The Diamond Hunter is a breathtaking adventure story about trust and betrayal, the ultimate quest for truth, and a love that is truly priceless.©2019 Fiona McIntosh (P)2019 Penguin Random House Australia Audio Fiction Historical Fiction Africa Heartfelt Thought-Provoking
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I really loved this book. It caught my imagination from the start. I felt emotionally involved as it moved with wisdom and love.
What joy is a friend like Joseph One Shoe.
My mother always said “some books are just born, not made”, and this is one of them.
Its historically interesting about Kimberly and the hand-dug Big Hole.
Google tells me “near the Kimberley Mine Museum, is a re-creation of the town in its heyday, with displays of jewellery and uncut diamonds”.
The narration is in keeping with the story and worth top marks.
Thanks Fiona and Katy.

Wonderful story

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Loved this beautiful story. So wonderfully written with endearing characters and relationships. Great narration also sold me on this book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best of Fiona McIntosh!!!

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What a beautiful story of Clementine and Joseph One Shoe set in a harsh landscape of early diamond mine fields in Africa. Very poignant and beautifully narrated. I found the ending a bit abrupt as if the story just stopped and would have loved to know if Clementine did find Reggie before he died and was reunited with Will. Was there more than just a whisper of that potential promise after the rains at the graves of her parents as the day ended with Joseph and Clem? There just seemed more to be said and done. However, it was a wonderful story and well researched. Africa came alive.

Loved this story.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
The story of people rushing to diamond fields and gold fields around the world to find a chance of a fortune, is as true then as it is today.
It grabs people like an addiction.
I feel sorry for the women and children who had no choice but to follow. They lived like the refugees in the camps of today.
Clementines freedom growing up in the diamond digs in South Africa, made her an independent spirit. It didn’t hurt that she was clever. She had wealth and status back in England as well.
I thought she became harsh and opinionated when the truth came out. She liked telling the truth but found it hard to accept that someone else was showing her the truth of her life.
I’m glad she found Joseph and he set her straight. He was really the only one that she listened too.

Well Researched

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I really loved the history of the diamond rush and getting an insight into life in the time it was written from different perspectives. I really enjoyed the character development but i felt like I knew what was to come, but when it things came about it was instantly over...

loved it

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Unputdownable. Fiona McIntosh has her writing recipe down pat. There is a rich opening, poingiant scenes of a small girl living under horrendous circumstances, yet she is happy with the two men she loves. Her father, and a Zulu warrior in the African Diamond fields. Beautifully researched, the tale is one of drama, sadness, grief and loss. Yet above all, forgiveness, love and the need for family.

McIntosh at her storytelling best

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I enjoyed both the story and the narration.
Will listen to other books by this author.

Thoroughly enjoyed

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a good story but dragged in places.to descriptive in places i skip over these parts but ok

enjoyable light listening

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This is a beautiful story beautifully read. I’ll be sure to listen to it again one day.

Oh Clementine...

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Loved the narrator and another fabulous book I couldn’t put down! Set in exotic surrounds, the story heroes the roles of those who are, or become, our family ❤️

Beautifully written

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