A Diamond in the Rough

About the Book

A Diamond in the Rough is Marilyn Land’s third and most passionate novel set against the glamorous world of the Diamond Industry. When Jake Lyons finds himself the sole survivor of his family, he emerges from the ashes of destruction a complex and compelling Hero whose tragic loss during the Blitz leads him to join the Royal Air Force to fight for Britain. At War’s end, he returns to England a highly decorated RAF Ace Pilot only to face a series of life shattering decisions, as he tries to pick up the pieces of his young life without the woman he loves more than life itself. Upon his Uncle Benjamin’s death in South Africa, and as sole heir to his estate, he becomes the recipient of an intricately carved chest containing thousands of cut and polished diamonds, no mention of which was made in his Will. Left with doubts that the cache was perhaps sent to him in error or the spoils of a heist during the War, he sets out to determine to whom it belongs. From London to New York, South Africa to Israel, from his old world of diamonds to his new world of aviation, the twists, turns, and surprises her readers have learned to expect uniquely define the profound personal story of a true Diamond in the Rough.

About the Author

Marilyn Land was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Washington, DC during WWII. She married and raised a family in the Maryland suburbs of DC, and now resides on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Although her novels are fiction, they are laced with actual historical events offering her readers a sense of authenticity and reality of the times. For thirty years, her life was connected to the world of diamonds and jewelry through her late husband Jack.