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Joan Wilder #2
The Jewel of the Nile
Joan Wilder and her partner Jack become caught up in political intrigue, mysticism, sabotage, kidnapping, and other perils as Joan interviews an African leader and Jack searches for the Jewel of the Nile
281 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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Catherine Lanigan
86 books902 followersCatherine Lanigan is the bestselling author of over thirty published titles in both fiction and non-fiction, including the novelizations of Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, as well as over half a dozen anthologies, including “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living your Dream”, “Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul”, “Chocolate for a Woman’s Heart”, Chocolate for a Woman’s Spirit”. Ms. Lanigan’s novels have been translated into over a dozen languages including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. Ms. Lanigan’s novels are also available on audio-cassette, CD and on electronic format. A prolific writer, she is always writing wonderful stories. She has several titles only available in ebook format on Amazon.com Several of her titles have been chosen for The Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Clubs. Her novel, The Christmas Star, won the Gold Medal Award Top Pick from Romantic Times Magazine for December, 2002, and has also won Book of the Year Romance Gold Award from ForeWord Magazine as well as Book of the Year Romance from Reader’s Preference. In March, 2006 Divine Nudges: Tales of Angelic Intervention and the second in Lanigan’s Angel Watch series of books, was published by HCI, the Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher.
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January 4, 2020
This was just an OK read. Not as interesting as Romancing the Stone, I didn't think, mainly because the character's back story was already told and there was little else to add in this one. There was action enough and the sense of place was pretty good. However, the main theme in the book seemed to be that Jack thought Joan didn't want him, and that Joan didn't think Jack wanted her. Throughout each and every chapter. Got really old FAST. Why didn't they just talk???
Anyway, glad I read this but on the other hand, glad I'm done.
Anyway, glad I read this but on the other hand, glad I'm done.
July 23, 2020
Such an enjoyable read, as romance, adventure, thrown into a story were one man is hell bent on power and gaining control of his country. The book is on a par with the movie, the pace of the story is good, allowing the reader time to absorb what is happening within the story unfolding before their eyes. Not once did I get bored, I enjoyed it from start to finish. No editorial errors, nice book cover. Really well worth reading,
May 28, 2016
Like Romancing the Stone, this is a movie tie-in for the movie of the same name. I've never enjoyed the movie much, so I was hoping that this would give me more detail and a reason to enjoy it. Sadly, it didn't live up to that hope.
Granted, there is plenty of action adventure and romance in this, but it didn't go into greater detail than that. The story often dragged for me, and the characterization was the same as the movie's. While we do get a few new tidbits, it wasn't enough to elevate the rating for me.
These will be nostalgia keepers really, I don't see myself re-reading them. In fact, I'll probably watch the movie before I picked the book up!
Granted, there is plenty of action adventure and romance in this, but it didn't go into greater detail than that. The story often dragged for me, and the characterization was the same as the movie's. While we do get a few new tidbits, it wasn't enough to elevate the rating for me.
These will be nostalgia keepers really, I don't see myself re-reading them. In fact, I'll probably watch the movie before I picked the book up!
March 22, 2020
Having finished reading the novelization of Romancing The Stone, I was glad to see that this was once again written by Joan Wilder, aka Catherine Lanigan. Catherine had done an amazing job on the first novelization, working on backgrounds to the characters, and bringing them even more to life.
The Jewel of The Nile was never my favourite sequel and really should have had Robert Zemeckis back to direct. However, Catherine makes the most of the script/screenplay that she was provided to work from. The beginning of Johanna and Jacques on the ship, preparing to be wed, is more in-depth. It was cut down and given more of a jaw dropping start to the film, whereas the book starts at a much more leisurely pace.
The book sticks pretty much to what you see on screen, apart from a couple of minor changes here and there. The main change I would say is what they originally envisioned for the ending (from when Jack and Joan are strung up above the “bottomless” pit) is much slower than what appears on screen and must have been changed at some point.
I always thought of Romancing The Stone is where Jack and Joan got together (and probably Michael and Kathleen had an affair off screen too), The Jewel of the Nile is where they hit their 7 year itch a bit too early and then War Of The Roses is where they divorce. I know the latter isn’t a sequel and isn’t linked in any way, apart from having the same cast, but that’s just the way I see it in my head. There was meant to be another sequel to this, where they are back to their best, and bringing their kids along with them this time. Obviously The Mummy Returns went down this route a few years later.
If you liked both Romancing The Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, I would definitely recommend picking up both of the novelizations. This could have been a better novelization, had a better script been around for Catherine to work from, but she has done her best.
The Jewel of The Nile was never my favourite sequel and really should have had Robert Zemeckis back to direct. However, Catherine makes the most of the script/screenplay that she was provided to work from. The beginning of Johanna and Jacques on the ship, preparing to be wed, is more in-depth. It was cut down and given more of a jaw dropping start to the film, whereas the book starts at a much more leisurely pace.
The book sticks pretty much to what you see on screen, apart from a couple of minor changes here and there. The main change I would say is what they originally envisioned for the ending (from when Jack and Joan are strung up above the “bottomless” pit) is much slower than what appears on screen and must have been changed at some point.
I always thought of Romancing The Stone is where Jack and Joan got together (and probably Michael and Kathleen had an affair off screen too), The Jewel of the Nile is where they hit their 7 year itch a bit too early and then War Of The Roses is where they divorce. I know the latter isn’t a sequel and isn’t linked in any way, apart from having the same cast, but that’s just the way I see it in my head. There was meant to be another sequel to this, where they are back to their best, and bringing their kids along with them this time. Obviously The Mummy Returns went down this route a few years later.
If you liked both Romancing The Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, I would definitely recommend picking up both of the novelizations. This could have been a better novelization, had a better script been around for Catherine to work from, but she has done her best.
October 31, 2020
With a surprise twist, an explorer, who is interested in money, hears about the "Jewel of the Nile" and decides to go after it. He and his love interest have many adventures. They find out that the jewel is not what is valued by westerners.
April 25, 2023
This one blows.
June 29, 2025
Low Energy!
** 2 Stars.
** 2 Stars.
July 22, 2009
Novelization of the movie.
January 11, 2015
Book done - movie next!
February 5, 2016
FLAME ON!
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