![]() ![]() Captivated by him, she finally becomes his companion in London. She meets William Whitfield, the Duke of Whitfield, 13th in line for succession to the British throne. Her parents drag a listless Sarah to Europe, where well-meaning friends and family force their nephews, sons and grandsons on her. Sarah becomes pregnant but miscarries, and she and Freddie divorce. With little interest in her, he drinks all night and associates with prostitutes. The daughter of a wealthy American family in New York in the 1930s, Sarah Thompson marries Freddie. Seventy-five-year-old Sarah, Duchess of Whitfield, looks back on her long and eventful life. Jewels was adapted by Shelley List and Jonathan Estrin into a 1992 NBC television miniseries starring Annette O'Toole and Anthony Andrews. ![]() It was a paperback bestseller as well, reaching #5 for two weeks. ![]() The novel debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list and remained in that spot for four weeks. In the novel, 75-five-year-old Sarah, Duchess of Whitfield, looks back on her long and eventful life. Jewels is a 1992 historical romance novel by Danielle Steel. ![]()
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