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The Tea Planter's Wife

By: Dinah Jefferies
Narrated by: Avita Jay
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies, read by Avita Jay.

Nineteen-year-old 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. But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected.

The plantation workers are resentful, the neighbours treacherous, and there are clues to the past - a dusty trunk of dresses, an overgrown gravestone in the grounds - that her husband refuses to discuss.

Just as Gwen finds her feet, disaster strikes. She faces a terrible choice, hiding the truth from almost everyone, but a secret this big can't stay buried forever....

©2015 Dinah Jefferies (P)2015 Penguin Audio 20th Century Historical Historical Fiction Romance Marriage
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Loved the setting, great storyline and excellent characters. Narrator does a lovely job of painting a vivid dramatic story. I enjoyed the romance element too.

Engaging and entertaining

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Could not stop listening!!! Bought it and was finished it it less than a week!

Amazing

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Narrator has a lovely voice to listen to.
Loved the story. Gripping, unexpected plot twists, emotional. Definitely cried a few times.
Loved the time it was set in ... accurately portrayed.
Totally recommend!!

What a splendid read!!

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Engaging. Great book that kept me listening. Fantastic setting. Main character development good and some twists.

engaging audio

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What disappointed you about The Tea Planter's Wife?

Very slow moving and very predictable . So boring and trite I couldn't finish it.

Would you ever listen to anything by Dinah Jefferies again?

No!

What didn’t you like about Avita Jay’s performance?

Dreadful "pommy" voice.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Tea Planter's Wife?

All of them.

Boring.

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