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A big sweeping saga of plantation life in Malaya in the 1950s, of isolation, infidelity, deceit and manipulation. Then came the Civil War and families were torn apart. The one we follow has so much mistrust and sadness at its heart that even back in England life remains full of pain. The author spent her formative years in Malaya and the colour and richness of that life shines through in this, her first novel.
A country at war with itself, a family divided and betrayed, a bond that can never be broken...Malaya, 1955. Lydia Cartwright returns from visiting a sick friend to an empty house. The servants are gone. The phone is dead. Where is her husband Alec? Her young daughters, Emma and Fleur? Fearful and desperate, she contacts the British District Officer and learns that Alec has been posted up country. But why didn't he wait? Why did he leave no message? Lydia's search takes her on a hazardous journey through war-torn jungle. Forced to turn to Jack Harding, a man she'd vowed to leave in her past, she sacrifices everything to be reunited with her family. And while carrying her own secrets, Lydia will soon face a devastating betrayal which may be more than she can bear...
ISBN: 9780241966051
Publication date: 22/05/2014
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
ISBN: | 9780241966051 |
Publication date: | 22nd May 2014 |
Author: | Dinah Jefferies |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 400 pages |
Genres: | Book Club Recommendations, Reader Reviewed Books, Debuts of the Month, eBook Favourites, Family Drama, Historical Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, |
Collections: | 50+ Novels That Explore the Wonders of Asia, |
Categories: | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), |
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 2014; 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. Dinah Jefferies is our Putting Authors in the Picture feature for March 2019. Click here to read more about her author journey on our blog.
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