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The title character of Hunt’s gemlike ninth novel is a 1930s “Radium Girl,” one of thousands of women who unwittingly used radioactive paint to make clock dials.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021

She was the first Black woman to get a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, gaining fans for her mesmerizing canvases, patterned all over with gemlike bits of color.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

James is famous for her richly nuanced books starring Scotland Yard detective Adam Dalgliesh, but these are masterful, gemlike short stories.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2017

I also get one duff lime in the Riverford box, which cannot be juiced, retaining its moisture in crunchy, gemlike flesh, like an Australian finger lime.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2017

What reconciles me to it æsthetically is the gemlike transparency of its colouring.

From America To-day, Observations and Reflections by Archer, William