Authors: Dinah Jefferies
From the simmering tension of 1920s Ceylon to the promise of 1930s New York,
The Tea Planter’s Wife
is the story of a young woman’s determined journey through love, motherhood and loss.
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First published 2014
Copyright © Dinah Jefferies, 2014
Cover images: background © Plainpicture/Axiom; Woman © Gordon Crabb/Alison Eldred
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ISBN: 978-0-241-96606-8