The Tea Planters Wife

Author : Dinah Jefferies
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0451495993
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tea Planter's Wife written by Dinah Jefferies and published by Crown. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 1920s Ceylon: A young Englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover he's keeping terrible secrets about his past, including what happened to his first wife, that lead to devastating consequences In this lush, atmospheric page-turner, nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper has married Laurence, the seductively mysterious owner of a vast tea empire in colonial Ceylon, after a whirlwind romance in London. When she joins him at his faraway tea plantation, she’s filled with hope for their life together, eager to take on the role of mistress of the house, learn the tea business, and start a family. But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected. The plantation workers are resentful, the neighbors and her new sister-in-law treacherous. Gwen finds herself drawn to a local Sinhalese man of questionable intentions and worries about her new husband’s connection to a brash American businesswoman. But most troubling are the unanswered questions surrounding Laurence’s first marriage. Why won’t anyone discuss the fate of his first wife? Who’s buried in the unmarked grave in the forest? As the darkness of her husband’s past emerges, Gwen is forced to make a devastating choice, one that could destroy their future and Gwen’s chance at happiness.

Author : Dinah Jefferies
Publisher : Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN 13 : 9781410497413
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tea Planter's Wife written by Dinah Jefferies and published by Thorndike Press Large Print. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), a young Englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover he's keeping terrible secrets about his past, including what happened to his first wife, that lead to devastating consequences"--Adapted from publisher description. 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Gwendolyn, a young Englishwoman, marries Laurence, an older widower and tea plantation owner. At first Gwen finds it hard to adjust to the customs and racial issues, but on discovering she is pregnant Gwen is determined to be a good mother and a support to her husband. When Laurence's sister Verity visits, questions are raised about Laurence's first marriage and secrets about his past.

Author : Dinah Jefferies
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0451495985
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tea Planter's Wife written by Dinah Jefferies and published by Crown. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 1920s Ceylon: A young Englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover he's keeping terrible secrets about his past, including what happened to his first wife, that lead to devastating consequences In this lush, atmospheric page-turner, nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper has married Laurence, the seductively mysterious owner of a vast tea empire in colonial Ceylon, after a whirlwind romance in London. When she joins him at his faraway tea plantation, she’s filled with hope for their life together, eager to take on the role of mistress of the house, learn the tea business, and start a family. But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected. The plantation workers are resentful, the neighbors and her new sister-in-law treacherous. Gwen finds herself drawn to a local Sinhalese man of questionable intentions and worries about her new husband’s connection to a brash American businesswoman. But most troubling are the unanswered questions surrounding Laurence’s first marriage. Why won’t anyone discuss the fate of his first wife? Who’s buried in the unmarked grave in the forest? As the darkness of her husband’s past emerges, Gwen is forced to make a devastating choice, one that could destroy their future and Gwen’s chance at happiness.

Author : Sara Banerji
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1448208424
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tea-Planter's Daughter written by Sara Banerji and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today is Julia Clockhouse's twenty-fifth birthday. Her long-suffering Hindu servants are frantically trying to organise a party for her, but it's hard to do so amid the havoc wreaked by her wild spirit. They think she is possessed. Daughters of colonial tea-planters shouldn't have souls that escape their bodies, move objects with their minds, hear tongueless yogis speak. Julia Clockhouse does. As the day passes and the chaos mounts in the kitchen, Julia listens desperately for the return of her husband. Ben may have married her on the orders of her domineering father, but he had come to love her; together they had found the happiness they missed in childhood. But by the time the party guests are tumbling in from the rising fury of the monsoon Ben has still not come. Sara Banerji narrates the events of an extraordinary birthday with deft humour and haunting eloquence, weaving into Julia's story a picture of an isolated tea-plantation and all those who live there. The Tea-Planter's Daughter is a captivating flight of the imagination firmly rooted in the reality of the South Indian hills.

Author : Dinah Jefferies
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0008546312
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Palace (The Daughters of War, Book 2) written by Dinah Jefferies and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise...

Author : Dinah Jefferies
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0525576347
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sapphire Widow written by Dinah Jefferies and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping, breathtaking story of love and betrayal from the internationally bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife Ceylon, 1935. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a successful British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem like the couple who have it all. Except what they long for more than anything: a child. While Louisa struggles with miscarriages, Elliot is increasingly absent, spending much of his time at a nearby cinnamon plantation, overlooking the Indian ocean. After his sudden death, Louisa is left alone to solve the mystery he left behind. Revisiting the plantation at Cinnamon Hills, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn towards the owner, Leo, a rugged outdoors man with a checkered past. The plantation casts a spell, but all is not as it seems. And when Elliot's shocking betrayal is revealed, Louisa has only Leo to turn to . . .

Author : George M. Barker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Tea Planter's Life in Assam written by George M. Barker and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dinah Jefferies
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 024196606X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Separation written by Dinah Jefferies and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE The Separation by Dinah Jefferies is a sweeping novel set in 1950s Malaya, about a mother searching for her daughters. What happens when a mother and her daughters are separated; who do they become when they believe it might be forever? 1953, the eve of the Cartwright's departure from Malaya. Eleven-year-old Emma can't understand why they're leaving without their mother; why her taciturn father is refusing to answer questions. Lydia arrives home to an empty house - there's no sign of her husband Alec or her daughters. Panic stricken, she embarks on a dangerous journey to find them through the hot and civil-war-torn Malayan jungle - one that only the power of a mother's love can help her to survive. Dinah Jefferies was born in Malaya in 1948 and moved to England at the age of nine. She has worked in education, once lived in a 'rock 'n roll' commune and, more recently, been an exhibiting artist. She spends her days writing, with time off to make tiaras and dinosaurs with her grandchildren. The Separation is her first book.

Author : Dinah Jefferies
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241978823
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Before the Rains written by Dinah Jefferies and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A romantic, heart-wrenching tale of love against the odds from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author 1930, Rajputana, India. Since her husband's death, 28-year-old photojournalist Eliza's only companion has been her camera. When the British Government send her to an Indian princely state to photograph the royal family, she's determined to make a name for herself. But when Eliza arrives at the palace she meets Jay, the Prince's handsome, brooding brother. While Eliza awakens Jay to the poverty of his people, he awakens her to the injustices of British rule. Soon Jay and Eliza find they have more in common than they think. But their families - and society - think otherwise. Eventually they will have to make a choice between doing what's expected, or following their hearts. . .

Author : Dinah Jefferies
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241975905
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silk Merchant's Daughter written by Dinah Jefferies and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE Dinah Jefferies' stunning new novel is a gripping, unforgettable tale of a woman torn between two worlds... 1952, French Indochina. Since her mother's death, eighteen-year-old half-French, half-Vietnamese Nicole has been living in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Sylvie. When Sylvie is handed control of the family silk business, Nicole is given an abandoned silk shop in the Vietnamese quarter of Hanoi. But the area is teeming with militant rebels who want to end French rule, by any means possible. For the first time, Nicole is awakened to the corruption of colonial rule - and her own family's involvement shocks her to the core... Tran, a notorious Vietnamese insurgent, seems to offer the perfect escape from her troubles, while Mark, a charming American trader, is the man she's always dreamed of. But who can she trust in this world where no one is what they seem? The Silk Merchant's Daughter is a captivating tale of dark secrets, sisterly rivalry and love against the odds, enchantingly set in colonial era Vietnam.