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Feb 4, 2007 · The Ruby in the Smoke: Directed by Brian Percival. With Billie Piper, Matt Smith, Sian Thomas, Kay Lyon. In Victorian England, a young woman searches for a priceless ruby and uncovers even greater mysteries.
The Ruby in the Smoke (1985) is a novel by the English author Philip Pullman. It went on to win the 1987 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award. It was also adapted for television in 2006. This book is the first of the Sally Lockhart Quartet. It is followed by The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well and The Tin Princess.
Jan 1, 1985 · When her dear father is drowned in suspicious circumstances in the South China Sea, Sally is left to fend for herself, an orphan and alone in the smoky fog of Victorian London. Though she doesn't know it, Sally is already in terrible danger.
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Mar 29, 2017 · Philip Pullman begins his Sally Lockhart trilogy with a bang in The Ruby in the Smoke--a fast-paced, finely crafted thriller set in a rogue- and scalawag-ridden Victorian London. His 16-year-old heroine has no time for the usual trials of adolescence: her father has been murdered, and she needs to find out how and why.
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Feb 4, 2007 · The Ruby in the Smoke: With Matt Smith, Sian Thomas, Kay Lyon, Robert Putt. In Victorian England, Sally Lockhart receives an anonymous note sending her on a mysterious quest. Her father has recently died and feeling suffocated living with her elderly aunt moves in with newfound friends, a photographer and his sister.
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Sep 9, 2008 · In search of clues to the mystery of her father's death, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart ventures into the shadowy underworld of Victorian London. Pursued by villains at every turn, the intrepid Sally finally uncovers two dark mysteries--and realizes that she herself is the key to both.
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About The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery. “BEWARE THE SEVEN blessings . . . ” When she first utters these words, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn’t know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear.
In Victorian England, a young woman searches for a priceless ruby and uncovers even greater mysteries. Sally Lockhart (Billie Piper) attempts to find the meaning behind her late father's last letter which contained the phrase "the seven blessings" - a cryptic message that can strike a man dead with fear.
Nov 22, 2006 · Adapted by Bafta-winning writer Adrian Hodges (Charles II, Rome, The Lost World), The Ruby in the Smoke is a gripping tale of mystery, danger, puzzling letters and a...
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In search of clues to the mystery of her father's death, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart ventures into the shadowy underworld of Victorian London. Pursued by...
