

Without a loving parent or guardian to show him the boundaries of real affection, sex for Abdul becomes a toxic, compulsive collision of pain and pleasure. Sex in this novel is invariably ugly and abusive as its author plunges us into the psychology of how the victim can become the perpetrator. Sapphire being Sapphire, we are not spared anything, and what transpires is sexual abuse on a grand scale – in a foster home, in a Catholic orphanage and even with a middle-aged dance teacher who conveniently presumes that his "lover" is older than 13. They don't know she is talking to me all the time even though she is in the casket box not talking, not moving." It's the start of a coping mechanism he relies on more and more, fusing fantasy with reality.Ībdul is left to the mercy of the state and, inevitably, what one fears for him comes to pass. At the funeral, he says to himself: "Everybody think she is dead. After her death, he still talks to her and relives past conversations in his head.

Her youngest child, Abdul, is the narrator – a bright nine-year-old boy in whom she has instilled good manners, strong moral values and a keen awareness of his cultural heritage. She has risen above the squalor and tragedy of her childhood and educated herself. That''s why I keep using only natural and ethical precious stones, thankful to Mother Earth for giving them to us.At the start of The Kid, Precious is on the verge of dying from Aids.

As a proud son I want to keep this tradition alive, by creating jewels that reflect the Modern Times without neglecting the pillars of our work ethic. This because we believe that every jewel must be unique as its owner. The main focus of the company has always been on quality: quality of the raw material, quality of the cuts, quality of the colours, quality of the finishings. His passion for the unknown, at the time, Asian World, led him to be one of the first importers of fine art and precious stones from the Far East, establishing Intini Jewels as one of the leading companies in the business.

Our designs are a showcase of contemporary and modern jewellery, with a special focus on the artistic value of this antique Art form, that is always been a part of humankind. The founder of the company, my father Franco Intini, is been always attracted by the mysterious worlds of gems, as humankind has always have been. Intini Jewels was born in 1978, thanks to the passion for everything that can be recognised as beautiful.
