SOLVED. Historical fiction. Girl has to escape, he university tutor archaeology. marry purely so she can escape. England: Boat incident, dog jumps overboard, she almost drowns saving dog. Necklace with green stone belonged to his deceased mother. [s]

[Mujda]

Historical/bit of romance. Begins with a girl in a big house, her family has been taken I think, and so she needs to escape (I feel like the country was Germany?) so marries for a green card. Said green card husband is an English university tutor/interested in archaeology, so they marry and then plot moves to England, London and stays there. I think she wants to study ballet, is turned down at some point. Then there's a boat incident where the dog jumps overboard and she jumps in and almost drowns. There's also a necklace with a green (?) stone/pendant that has some huge significance but I don't remember why. I think the guy's mum owned it before she died during his childhood and his childhood home is a castle somewhere up North of England. I remember at some point towards the end she runs away and then is reunited with said husband. I read this book back in secondary school, must have been circa 2012/13 but it definitely had been published before then. (I definitely feel like the necklace has some mention in the title of the book).

[Rosa]

When do you think the story was set, about? Nineteenth century? Twentieth?

[Mujda]

Rosa wrote: "When do you think the story was set, about? Nineteenth century? Twentieth?"

The twentieth century it might have been second world war

[Kate]

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[Holding Name]

The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson?

[Kris]

Emma's suggestion of The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson looks promising.

Google Books preview: https://books.google.com/books?id=xZ5...
There are different cover images.

Quotes from the book:
- "To jump into the sea for a half-grown mongrel?" he jeered.
"Yes. For anything they choose." But she bend her head, for she knew she had risked not only her life, but his and perhaps Sam's - that his cruelty down there on the boat ...
- "And there is a pearl and sapphire necklace which you would be hard put to match anywhere in the world. ..."

Wikipedia's plot summary - with Spoilers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mor...

[Mujda]

Emma wrote: "The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson?"

This is it! Thanks so much :)

[Mujda]

Kris wrote: "Emma's suggestion of The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson looks promising.

Google Books preview: https://books.google.com/books?id=xZ5...
There a..."
Yes it's correct! :) Thanks for adding this!