{"product_id":"9780241969557","title":"The Tea Planter's Wife","description":"Author: Jefferies, Dinah\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241969557\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Jun 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of a young woman's journey through love, motherhood and loss in 1920s Ceylon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNineteen-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust 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 . . .","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150371008670,"sku":"UBD-9780241969557","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241969557.jpg?v=1786964661","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241969557","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}