The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies goodreads. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies librarything. Nineteenyearold gwendolyn hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to be the perfect wife and mother. Secrets the tea planters wife is a very intriguing story, of secrets that are harboured within a relationship and are destined to be revealed, but at what cost. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. Booktopia has the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies. She discovers clashes of different cultures and social classes, dissident employees, a wayward and resentful sisterinlaw and a big family secret which has heartbreaking consequences. Gwen is a brandnew bride, back in the 1920s, stepping off a steamer in ceylon to join her tea planter husband, laurence. Download the book dinah jefferies the tea planters wife for free in a convenient format epub, pdf, fb2, mobi. Still, it is a highly atmospheric story, rich in details of time and place, suppressed secrets, and passions. A young english wife becomes the mistress of a tea plantation in ceylon and is quickly confronted with upheavalsracial, social, and domesticin jefferies u. The tea planters wife is set in 19201930s ceylon and follows gwen, a young englishwoman who moves to ceylon after marrying laurence, the owner of a tea plantation. In 1920s ceylon now sri lanka, 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 consequencesadapted from publisher description. Dinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planters wife is a haunting.
Dinah jefferies set this story, as some of her others, against a political. Growing up, i was completely addicted to the novels of m. We are on a tea plantation in 1920s ceylon and 19 year old gwendolyn hooper is the new bride of the owner, a. Dinah jefferies is the author of novels, the separation, the tea planters wife a number one sunday times bestseller, the silk merchants daughter, before the rains and the missing sister. Presentation mode open print download current view. Sep, 2016 the tea planters wife spans almost a decade in the life of this family, and for me, there were times when it really slowed down. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies this is a sponsored video blog. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies judge a book. The tea planter s wife is a story of a young woman, gwen who marries a gentleman where they settle to live in ceylon and as you can guess from the title of the story, becomes the wife of a tea planter. It is simply a stunning read set in 1920s1930s ceylon. Sep 16, 2017 the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies this is a sponsored video blog. Jul 26, 2016 it took me four days to finish reading the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies.
The tea planters wife book club kit read it forward. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies, 9780241969557, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The tea planters wife is written by dinah jefferies. Dinah jefferies dinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planters 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 tea planters wife is the perfect summer novel for someone who cant stand crap romance novels and vapid plot lines. International praise for the tea planters wife love, suspense, guilt, and hidden secrets with an underlying theme of race relations seamlessly blend together in a timeless story of an innocent young englishwoman struggling to find her place in colonial ceylon against unexpected circumstances and facing cruel choices. The tea planters wife echoes some of elements of the classic novel, rebecca, but with a more fragile character in gwen and with a wider focus. There is good reason why the tea planters wife has been no. What were reading this week get recommendations for the greatest books around straight to your inbox every week. Gwen is a brandnew bride, back in the 1920s, stepping off a steamer in ceylon to join her teaplanter husband, laurence. Do you have any thoughts, questions or discussions about the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies. There is at least one lesson to be learned from this story and that is keeping secrets leads to misconceptions, misunderstandings and often unhappiness. Book club questions for the tea planters wife by dinah.
The tea planters wife is a very intriguing story, of secrets that are harboured but destined to come out. Set during the period between the world wars, the tea planters wife is the tale of a young englishwoman on her husbands ceylon tea plantation. Book club questions for the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies part of the richard and judy autumn 2015 bookclub. Gwen, daughter of a landed gloucestershire family, marries widower laurence hooper, descended from ceylons original english settlers. When i first read the plot synopsis of the tea planter s wife, i thought that the book would be about a failed marriage. Enter to win our favorite new reads, bookish goodies, and so much more. The tea planters wife dinah jefferies download free ebook. Her 2015 novel, the tea planters wife, was a choice for the richard and judy book club. While she is getting used to life on the plantation, gwen begins to discover the increasing number of secrets that her husband is hiding from her.
Nov 17, 2016 what the tea planters wife is actually about. When i first read the plot synopsis of the tea planters wife, i thought that the book would be about a failed marriage. Their books were all about the british colonial period and took place in exotic locales, extoling the mannerisms and lifestyle of an era long gone by. Dinah jefferies unforgettable new novel, the tea planters 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. The tea planter s wife by dinah jefferies, 9780241969557, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The tea planters wife free download book video dailymotion. The descriptions of the tea planters area are stunning, she goes beyond to make you feel the humidity, the smells, the racial tensions of the time. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What i love about this book is its confident depiction of a vanished age. It took me four days to finish reading the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies. Buy a discounted paperback of the tea planters wife online from australias leading online bookstore. Of course, the story builds to an ironic twist and enthralling consequence to all the deception. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies is a journey into ceylon, a lush country, taking place early in 1900.
Set in the 1920s it is a period just within living memory, and yet the white tea planters with their wives and their whole complex colonial. Dinah jefferies has a remarkable gift for conjuring up another time and place with lush descriptions. However, as time goes on she realises that being the wife of a plantation owner is not all she thought it would be. Goodreads members who liked the tea planters wife also liked. A young englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and. The tea planters wife paperback oct 21 2015 amazon.
The tea planters wife is a story of guilt, betrayal and untold secrets vividly and entrancingly set in colonial era ceylon. Dinah mary jefferies born 1948 is a british novelist, and a shortstory and article writer. The fetid, steamy atmosphere of the tropics rises from these pages like a humid mist. Set in the 1920s it is a period just within living memory, and yet the white tea planters with their wives and their whole complex colonialera society are as extinct now as are the pharos. Love, hate, and the heartbreaking misunderstandings caused by allowing the past to fester in darkness all add up to a good read. Gwen is 19 years old and marries laurence, a widower and tea plantation owner. The genre of the tea planters wife is historical fiction. In the tea planters wife dinah jefferies does a magnificent job of recapturing that era with grace and warmth, placing us.
The story involves mystery, uncertainty, love, happiness, sadness, jealousy and family secrets. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies is a 2015 penguin publication. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies sahm, plus. It is also a story of racial prejudices, nationalism and alliances. Set in rich and exotic 1920s ceylon, the tea planters wife is an utterly engrossing, compulsive pageturner that climaxes with more than one heartbreaking twist. The tea planters wife by dinah jeffries is a 2015 penguin publication. Buy the tea planters wife by jefferies, dinah isbn. When 19 yearold, gwen hooper leaves the comfort of her family and home in england, to take a boat to ceylon to move in with the husband she recently married, she truly believes she met the man of her dreams.
The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies waterstones. It sweeps you away with the story but also leaves you feeling like you enjoyed something of substance. Very eloquently, the author paints a vivid picture of the times, with subtle references to the major issues that riled the country during that period, and the effects of which influenced the history of the nation we now call sri. Sep 12, 2016 the tea planters wife echoes some of elements of the classic novel, rebecca, but with a more fragile character in gwen and with a wider focus. When gwen hooper arrives in ceylon, she finds life is not what she expected. At read it forward, we have a healthy obsession with authors, stories, and the readers who love them. Love, suspense, guilt, and hidden secrets with an underlying theme of race relations seamlessly blend together in a timeless story of an innocent young englishwoman struggling to find her place in colonial ceylon against unexpected circumstances and facing cruel choices. In the tea planters wife dinah jefferies does a magnificent job of recapturing that era with grace and warmth, placing us firmly in a lush. Dinah jefferies the tea planters wife read and download epub. Gwendolyn hooper is a very likable character, if very young and naive. Its not as short as i thought, but for me, finishing a book in less than a week is a good achievement. Aug 28, 2015 the tea planters wife is a story of guilt, betrayal and untold secrets vividly and entrancingly set in colonial era ceylon. 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 consequences. 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.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies 9780241969557. Find books like the tea planters wife from the worlds largest community of readers. If silly womens lit is the real housewives of literature, this is the netflix original series that surprised you into being a fan. The tea planters wife extract pdf will open in a new window. The background to laurence and what happened to his first wife is held in secret but he is not alone because gwen had an encounter with. This book has such a great storyline and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Nineteenyearold gwendolyn hooper steps off a steamer in ceylon full of optimism, eager to join her new husband. Sarah harper the sights, smells and sounds of 1920s ceylon are brought alive in this evocative and absorbing read. If you enjoyed this sample and would like to read the full book, the tea planters.
Gwendolyn hooper is newly married to a tea plantation owner and is keen to join him in ceylon. Aug 24, 2016 the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies is a 2015 penguin publication. The tea planters wife by dinah jefferies the good book. Sep 03, 2015 the tea planters wife is a very intriguing story, of secrets that are harboured but destined to come out. Aug 10, 2015 book club questions for the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies part of the richard and judy autumn 2015 bookclub. The tea planters wife spans almost a decade in the life of this family, and for me, there were times when it really slowed down.
Im delighted to present my novel, e tea planters wife, set in sri lanka when it was known as ceylon. He is a widower who she met and married in england after a whirlwind romance. This is more than a novel of the deadly resentment of a servant because a new wife is taking the place of her former mistress. She seems at ease with her decision to leave england behind and make a new life with her husband. The tea planters wife is an exemplary novel, written with a lush literary prose, which pulls me deep into the landscape and historical setting of colonial ceylan. Jul 29, 2017 the tea planters wife is the perfect summer novel for someone who cant stand crap romance novels and vapid plot lines. Set in ceylon during the 1920s and 1930s, the tea planters wife by dinah jefferies is truly a literary gem.
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