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And will the darkness of his past destroy their marriage and gwens chance at happiness. Dinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planter s 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. 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. Lizeanne lloyd lost in a good book i raced through this book in just. 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. Similar to reading the last few pages of a mystery first, the joy in this book was in following all the twists, turns, personality developments and events, before finally getting to the revelation of truth. The tea planter s wife is a period piece, set in the 1920s and 30s in ceylon on a tea plantation. Join the leading website for book clubs with over 35,000 clubs and 20,000 reading guides. Oct, 2016 when i received the tea planters wife in the mail, i was struck at how beautiful the cover of the book is. Book description international bestselling novel set in 1920s ceylon, about a young englishwoman who 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 number one sunday times bestsellermy ideal read i couldnt put it down santa montefioredinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planter s wife is a haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother. The woman in the foreground and her beautiful golden dress melt into the luscious landscape behind her and are enhanced by the palm tree leaves peeking out from the edges.
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