Rachel Verinder, a young English woman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday.
Rachel\'s eighteenth birthday is cel.
The story incorporates elements of the legendary origins of the Hope Diamond (or perhaps the Orloff Diamond or the Koh-i-Noor diamond).
The diamond is of great religious significance and extremely valuable, and three Hindu priests have dedicated their lives to recovering it.
It is a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India.
Rachel Verinder, a young English woman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday