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The tea planter's wife : a novel
Format:
Book
Title:
The tea planter's wife : a novel
ISBN:
9780451495976
Edition:
First edition.
Publication:
New York : Crown, [2016]
Physical Description:
418 pages ; 25 cm
Summary:
1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Gwendolyn, a young Englishwoman, marries Laurence, an older widower and tea plantation owner. At first Gwen finds it hard to adjust to the customs and racial issues, but on discovering she is pregnant Gwen is determined to be a good mother and a support to her husband. When Laurence's sister Verity visits, questions are raised about Laurence's first marriage and secrets about his past.
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