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She had left a letter behind and i wondered what was in. When i first read the plot synopsis of the tea planters wife, i thought that the book would be about a failed marriage. Dinah jefferies has hit a home run with this fabulous novel deborah rodriguez a wonderful book, deeply touching and an unforgettable read that swept me away. A young englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover hes keeping terrible secrets about his past, including what happened to his first wife, that lead to devastating consequences. The tea planter s wife is a very intriguing story, of secrets that are harboured but destined to come out. Dinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planters wife is a haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother nineteenyearold gwendolyn hooper steps off a steamer in ceylon full of optimism, eager to join her new husband. The number one sunday times bestseller my ideal read i couldnt put it down santa montefiore dinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planters wife is a haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the tea planters wife, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Dinah s first novel, the separation, was published by viking in 20. Her 2015 novel, the tea planter s wife, was a choice for the richard and judy book club.
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In this lush, sexy, atmospheric pageturner, a young englishwoman, 19yearold gwendolyn, marries a rich and seductively mysterious widower, laurence hooper, after a whirlwind romance in london. Nineteenyearold gwendolyn hooper steps off a steamer in ceylon full. Dinah jefferies goodreads author, the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies contributor 0. Dinah jefferies is the author of four novels, the separation, the tea planter s wife a number one sunday times bestseller, the silk merchant s daughter and before the rains. Dinah jefferies uses the secrets held by a husband and wife to expose the prejudice and unfairness of the british colonial era. From the numberone bestselling author of the tea planter s wife. But the man who greets her at the tea plantation is not the same one she fell in love with in london. Oct 14, 2015 be transported to a tea plantation in ceylon modern day sri lanka with dinah jefferies stunningly evocative novel to transport you there via the sights, sounds and fragrant aromas of the time. Jul 08, 2016 the selection process, as you might imagine, was rather amusing. From the numberone bestselling author of the tea planters wife.
Oct 21, 2015 dinah jefferies is the author of four novels, the separation, the tea planter s wife a number one sunday times bestseller, the silk merchant s daughter and before the rains. Aug 24, 2016 the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies is a 2015 penguin publication. Dinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planters wife is a haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as. I regret not reading it sooner, because i loved it and am now. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies waterstones. Set in rich and exotic 1920s ceylon, the tea planters wife is an utterly engrossing, compulsive pageturner that climaxes with more than one heartbreaking twist. As a would be writer this is the kind of book i would love to write.
The tea planters wife is a story of guilt, betrayal and untold secrets vividly and entrancingly set in colonial era ceylon. The tea planters wife is a story of a young woman, gwen who marries a gentleman where they settle to live in ceylon and as you can guess from the title of the story, becomes the wife of a tea planter. Dinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planters wife is a haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother. A story of guilt, betrayal and secrets, set in colonial era ceylon. We obviously enjoy it, but a lot of us crave debate and discussion when analyzing literature which is what led a small group of my friends and i. Sep 03, 2015 dinah jefferies was born in malaysia and moved to england at the age of nine.
The tea planter s wife is a story of a young woman, gwen who marries a gentleman where they settle to live in ceylon and as you can guess from the title of the story, becomes the wife of a tea planter. A young english wife becomes the mistress of a tea plantation in ceylon and is quickly confronted with upheavalsracial, social, and domesticin jefferies u. Dinah jefferies stunning new novel is a gripping, unforgettable tale of a woman torn between two worlds french indochina, 1952. Author dinah jefferies was born in malaysia and grew up there, so her depiction of life in ceylon has an authentic ring. The tea planters wife is a very intriguing story, of secrets that are harboured but destined to come out. The tea planter s wife is a story of guilt, betrayal and untold secrets vividly and entrancingly set in colonial era ceylon. In 1920s ceylon now sri lanka, a young englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover hes keeping terrible secrets about his past, including what happened to his first wife, that lead to devastating consequencesadapted from publisher description. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies penguin books australia. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies book resume.
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