Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck March 7, 2009

After their mother dies, estranged half sisters Jackie and Mary get together to settle the estate. Each one claims ownership of a family stamp collection. Jackie took care of her mother during Mom’s final years and claims to have been given the stamps for her kindness. Jackie, desperate for money, wants to see if there's anything valuable that can be sold. Well-off Mary claims the stamps were promised to her by her late grandfather who had actually purchased them, and she wants to keep them for sentimental reasons. Jackie takes the stamps to blasé stamp dealer Phillip who demands a high price for just looking at them. Dennis, another customer at the shop, informs Jackie that she has some rarities, including two exceedingly valuable misprint stamps from the island of Mauritius. Turns out Dennis works for a wealthy, intense, and violent collector, Sterling. Are the stamps real or counterfeit? Are Dennis and Sterling to be trusted? Will Jackie and Mary make peace? The plots twists and turns are the heart of Mauritius.

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