{"product_id":"9780241969557_341","title":"The Tea Planter's Wife: The mesmerising escapist historical romance that became a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller by Jefferies, Dinah | Subject:Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'My ideal read - I couldn't put it down' Santa MontefioreA haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother... Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper steps off a steamer in Ceylon full of optimism, eager to join her new husband. But the man who greets her at the tea plantation is not the same one she fell in love with in London.Distant and brooding, Laurence spends long days wrapped up in his work, leaving his young bride to explore the plantation alone. It's a place filled with clues to the past - locked doors, a yellowed wedding dress in a dusty trunk, an overgrown grave hidden in the grounds, far too small for an adult...Gwen soon falls pregnant and her husband is overjoyed, but she has little time to celebrate. In the delivery room the new mother is faced with a terrible choice, one she knows no one in her upper class set will understand - least of all Laurence. Forced to bury a secret at the heart of her marriage, Gwen is more isolated than ever. When the time comes, how will her husband ever understand what she has done?The Tea Planter's Wife is a story of guilt, betrayal and untold secrets vividly and entrancingly set in colonial era Ceylon. Review My ideal read; mystery, love, heart-break and joy - I couldn't put it down -- Santa MontefioreBeautifully written and heart rending, this has a magical setting with a real sense of period. -- Katie FfordeA gloriously atmospheric and tension-filled novel that centres on the separation of a mother and her child. Immensely enjoyable, poignant and compelling -- Isabel WolffVibrant and compelling - Dinah Jefferies perfectly captures the flavour of colonial Ceylon -- Rosanna LeyI was spellbound from beginning to end -- Deborah RodriguezA wonderful book, deeply touching and an unforgettable read that swept me away. I loved it. -- Kate FurnivallDark secrets lie at every turn, hidden beneath layers of 1920s racism and the fearfulness of a crumbling colonial power, making for a thoroughly gripping tale. But what I loved most of all. . . is the moving way in which Dinah writes about the loss of children and the redemptive power of love. -- Liz TrenowA terrific emotional and atmospheric read -- Elizabeth BuchanDeeply atmospheric and utterly engrossing -- Lucy CruickshanksRich and incredibly evocative, historical fiction at its best...it's just spellbinding ?Sunday ExpressA full-blown escape into the past ?IndependentA gripping tale of love, jealousy, greed and tragedy ?Woman and Home From the Author Dinah Jefferies was born in Malaysia and moved to England at the age of nine. She has worked in education, lived in a commune and exhibited work as an artist. Dinah's first novel,The Separation, was published by Viking in 2013; The Tea Planter's Wife is her second novel. She is a contributor to the Guardian and other newspapers and lives in Gloucestershire with her husband. From the Inside Flap Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to be the perfect wife and mother.But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected. The plantation workers are resentful, the neighbours treacherous. And there are clues to the past - a dusty trunk of dresses, an overgrown gravestone in the grounds - that her husband refuses to discuss.Just as Gwen finds her feet, disaster strikes. She faces a terrible choice, hiding the truth from almost everyone, but a secret this big can't stay buried forever . . . From the Back Cover Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to be the perfect wife and mother.But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected. The plantation workers are resentful, the neighbours treacherous. And there are clues to the\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used Good | Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Used Good","offer_id":42686254874870,"sku":"9780241969557_F3_B2","price":80.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/3857\/8002\/products\/511zx2tBALL.jpg?v=1646842809","url":"https:\/\/www.worthing.in\/products\/9780241969557_341","provider":"Worthing.in","version":"1.0","type":"link"}