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Also by dinah jefferies the separation the tea planters wife the silk merchants daughter before the rains this is a work of fiction. But the man who greets her at the tea plantation is not the same one she fell in love with in london. 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. A wonderful book, deeply touching, and an unforgettable read that swept me away.
Where there is love and romance, there would be secrets and a likelihood of a betrayal or two. It was enough for me to pay for the book and leave. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely. 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The tea planters wife is a story of guilt, betrayal and untold secrets vividly and entrancingly set in colonial era ceylon. How will he ever forgive if he finds out what she has done. Buy the tea planter s wife by dinah jefferies 9780241969557 2016 from. Dinahs first novel,the separation, was published by viking in 2014. 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.
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