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I liked writing Belle Peron designing the jewelry, best of anything in the book. I just loved imagining her. I mean, I spent so much time with the two books and all the jewelry and visiting every

auction house and looking at the jewelry in person as much as I could from collectors that I just

so fell in love with the jewelry that it was such a pleasure to write that part of the book.

I'm Carol Horton, the voice of jewelry. Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk. I'm an author and

broadcaster and the woman who initiated the role of jewelry editor at magazines like Tatler and Vogue.

This is a podcast for everyone, for people who do like jewelry, for people who don't realize they

like jewelry, and anyone intrigued don't realize they like jewelry,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So join me as I tell sparkly tales and meet all sorts of people,

delving into four centuries of jewelry culture,

and investigate what's happening now.

Music and investigate what's happening now. Hello, MJ.

Thank you very much for joining us today.

Oh, thank you so much for having me.

It's quite an honor.

I've been a fan for a long, long time.

Well, we wanted to talk to you about your amazing new bestseller,

the jeweler of Stolen Dreams. We want to talk about the life of the master dueler, Suzanne Belperon,

how her life has inspired other people. I mean, her bravery during the war, her jewelry style,

but as well as writers like you, MJ. And I want to know, first of all, what it was

that really attracted you to take her life as a point of inspiration. Well, it was a few things.

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