The Tea Planter's Wife

My ideal read; mystery, love, heart-break and joy - I couldn't put it down -- Santa Montefiore Beautifully written and heart rending, this has a magical setting with a real sense of period. -- Katie Fforde A gloriously atmospheric and tension-filled novel that centres on the separation of a mother and her child. Immensely enjoyable, poignant and compelling -- Isabel Wolff Vibrant and compelling - Dinah Jefferies perfectly captures the flavour of colonial Ceylon -- Rosanna Ley I was spellbound from beginning to end -- Deborah Rodriguez A wonderful book, deeply touching and an unforgettable read that swept me away. I loved it. -- Kate Furnivall Dark 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 Trenow A terrific emotional and atmospheric read -- Elizabeth Buchan Deeply atmospheric and utterly engrossing -- Lucy Cruickshanks Rich and incredibly evocative, historical fiction at its best...it's just spellbinding * Sunday Express * A full-blown escape into the past * Independent * A gripping tale of love, jealousy, greed and tragedy * Woman and Home *

Dinah Jefferies was born in Malaysia and moved to England at the age of nine. Her idyllic childhood always held a special place in her imagination, and when she began writing novels in her 60s, she was able to return there - first in her fiction and then on annual research trips for each new novel. Dinah Jefferies is the author of novels, The Separation, The Tea Planter's Wife - a Number One Sunday Times bestseller, The Silk Merchant's Daughter, Before the Rains and The Missing Sister. She lives in Gloucestershire.