Precious Things is the story of a collar - an alluring, glittering piece - and its journey through the decades, from Paris to Shanghai, Rome to Istanbul, in the hands of the women who made it, wore it, loved it and lost it……
It’s also the story of Maggie, an auctioneer living in modern-day London, who comes across the crumpled, neglected collar in a discarded box, and sets out on an unexpected mission to discover more about its elusive past. Maggie has a journey of her own too. Juggling a demanding job, a clingy young child and a rebellious stepdaughter, and with her once-solid marriage foundering under the pressure of a busy life, Maggie has to find out the hard way that you can’t always get what want.
