The Jewel

The book ‘The Jewel’ is written by Amy Ewing. ‘The Jewel’ is a young adult dystopian novel and it is the 1st in ‘The Lone City’ series. In the story, the character, Violet, is sold as a surrogate to the Duchess of the House of the Lake in the Jewel, the city’s center. The book analyzes themes of servitude, identity, and forbidden love.