"The Necklace"

[coconutpig]

I just started reading this book, has anyone else read it? I remember reading about the story awhile back in people magazine. This is where 13 women chip in $1K each and split wearing a 15tcw diamond necklace that retails for $37K. They each get it a month or so and develop rules and guidelines as time goes on.

The book is a chapter on each woman and how they share it, they call it a "quirky social experiment that became something richer and deeper as the women transformed a symbol of exclusivity into a symbol of inclusiveness".

It''s a fast read and interesting so far

Would you do something like this ? I''m not so sure....

The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis

 

[monarch64]

I would totally do something like that. I will have to pick up that book!

 

[AmberGretchen]

I don''t think I''d do something like that - I tend to be a generous person, but I''m also pretty strict about having personal space around my things when I feel I need it and I''m not sure I''d be comfortable with an arrangement like that. Sounds like an interesting book though!

 

[snlee]

There was a thread about this a little while back. Although it''s a neat idea, I probably wouldn''t do it. If I were to spend $1K, I''d want something to keep.

However, what the necklace did for each woman is interesting. I want to check out that book.