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The Golden Necklace
Darjeeling Tea Mystery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Mitali Perkins
- Narrator
- Soneela Nankani
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 7 October 2025
- Run Time
- 2 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Friends from two worlds.
Sona, a 12-year-old Nepali girl, has struck up a friendship with Tara, the niece of the greedy tea plantation manager who has promised Tara's hand in marriage in order to get his hands on her inheritance of precious jewelry. Then Tara’s golden jewelry goes missing. The search is on for the culprit, and Sona must use all her wits in order to prove it wasn’t her beloved brother, Samiran Daju, who stole it.
Filled with vivid characters against a complex and multilayered political and cultural backdrop, this novel showcases a strong girl protagonist whom readers will root for. The Golden Necklace is National Book Award–nominated author Mitali Perkins's latest and most compelling story yet.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
"A page-turner that’s richly threaded with social conflict."—Kirkus Reviews
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Details
- Author
- Mitali Perkins
- Narrator
- Soneela Nankani
- Duration
- 2 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 October 2025
- ISBN
- 9798897566501
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Synopsis
Friends from two worlds. Sona, a 12-year-old Nepali girl, has struck up a friendship with Tara, the niece of the greedy tea plantation manager who has promised Tara's hand in marriage in order to get his hands on her inheritance of precious jewelry. Then Tara’s golden jewelry goes missing. The search is on for the culprit, and Sona must use all her wits in order to prove it wasn’t her beloved brother, Samiran Daju, who stole it. Filled with vivid characters against a complex and multilayered political and cultural backdrop, this novel showcases a strong girl protagonist whom readers will root for. The Golden Necklace is National Book Award–nominated author Mitali Perkins's latest and most compelling story yet. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection "A page-turner that’s richly threaded with social conflict."—Kirkus Reviews
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