Soția plantatorului de ceai

Gwendolyn Hooper is 19. She leaves England for Ceylon in the 1920s. She has wed a charming widower who owns a tea estate. She hopes to build a new life with him. But he keeps his distance. Work seems to fill his life.

She roams the estate alone and finds clues that trouble her. Locked rooms and old dresses hint at things no one explains. She finds a grave with weeds across its stone. Her husband hides truths about his past and his first wife's fate. These secrets pose a risk of deep harm as they emerge.

Dinah Jefferies mixes a romance set in the past with mystery. Family secrets play a part, too. Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka, forms the setting. Love, prejudice and rules of conduct drive the clashes. The book suits fans of fiction set in the past. It offers suspense and motives that are hard to untangle.

This edition forms part of the Nemira Fiction series. Monica Șerban translated it from English. The original title is The tea planter’s wife.