Dinah Jefferies

A country at war with itself,a family divided and betrayed,a bond that can never be broken...Malaya, 1955. Lydia Cartwright returns from visiting a sick friend to an empty house. The servants are gone. The phone is dead. Where is her husband Alec? Her young daughters, Emma and Fleur?Fearful and desperate, she contacts the British District Officer and learns that Alec has been posted up country. But why didn''t he wait? Why did he leave no message?Lydia''s search takes her on a hazardous journey through war-torn jungle. Forced to turn to Jack Harding, a man she''d vowed to leave in her past, she sacrifices everything to be reunited with her family.And while carrying her own secrets, Lydia will soon face a devastating betrayal which may be more than she can bear . . .

Dinah Jefferies'' unforgettable new novel, The Tea Planter''s Wife is a haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother...Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper steps off a steamer in Ceylon full of optimism, eager to join her new husband. But the man who greets her at the tea plantation is not the same one she fell in love with in London.Distant and brooding, Laurence spends long days wrapped up in his work, leaving his young bride to explore the plantation alone. It''s a place filled with clues to the past - locked doors, a yellowed wedding dress in a dusty trunk, an overgrown grave hidden in the grounds, far too small for an adult...Gwen soon falls pregnant and her husband is overjoyed, but she has little time to celebrate. In the delivery room the new mother is faced with a terrible choice, one she knows no one in her upper class set will understand - least of all Laurence. Forced to bury a secret at the heart of her marriage, Gwen is more isolated than ever. When the time comes, how will her husband ever understand what she has done?The Tea Planter''s Wife is a story of guilt, betrayal and untold secrets vividly and entrancingly set in colonial era Ceylon.

Dinah Jefferies'' stunning new novel is a gripping, unforgettable tale of a woman torn between two worlds...1952, French Indochina. Since her mother''s death, eighteen-year-old half-French, half-Vietnamese Nicole has been living in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Sylvie. When Sylvie is handed control of the family silk business, Nicole is given an abandoned silk shop in the Vietnamese quarter of Hanoi. But the area is teeming with militant rebels who want to end French rule, by any means possible. For the first time, Nicole is awakened to the corruption of colonial rule - and her own family''s involvement shocks her to the core...Tran, a notorious Vietnamese insurgent, seems to offer the perfect escape from her troubles, while Mark, a charming American trader, is the man she''s always dreamed of. But who can she trust in this world where no one is what they seem?The Silk Merchant''s Daughter is a captivating tale of dark secrets, sisterly rivalry and love against the odds, enchantingly set in colonial era Vietnam.

Ceylon, 1935. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a successful British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem like the couple who have it all. Except what they long for more than anything: a child.While Louisa struggles with miscarriages, Elliot is increasingly absent, spending much of his time at a nearby cinnamon plantation overlooking the Indian ocean. After his sudden death, Louisa is left alone to solve the mystery he left behind. Revisiting the plantation at Cinnamon Hills, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn towards the owner, Leo, a rugged outdoors man with a chequered past. The plantation casts a spell, but all is not as it seems. And when Elliot''s shocking betrayal is revealed, Louisa has only Leo to turn to . . .

Eliza es una mujer muy independiente para la sociedad británica de los años treinta. Fotógrafa de profesión, tras haber perdido a su marido en un desafortunado accidente, regresa a India por encargo de la administracion britanica. Alli paso su infancia hasta que su padre murio en un atentado. Eliza debe fotografiar a la familia del indolente maharaja de Rajputan y para ello se instala en su palacio. Pero su labor no va a resultar facil y solo encontrara afinidad en Jayant, el inconformista y atractivo hermano menor del maharaja. Dinah Jefferies nacio en Malasia cuando aun era una colonia britanica y se traslado a Gran Bretaña con nueve años. Trabajo en la enseñanza y ha vivido en distintos paises, entre ellos España durante cinco años. "Antes de las lluvias" es su tercera novela despues de "La separacion" y "La mujer del cultivador de te", publicadas con gran exito tambien en esta serie.

1930, Rajputana, India. Since her husband''s death, 28-year-old photojournalist Eliza''s only companion has been her camera. When the British Government send her to an Indian princely state to photograph the royal family, she''s determined to make a name for herself.But when Eliza arrives at the palace she meets Jay, the Prince''s handsome, brooding brother. While Eliza awakens Jay to the poverty of his people, he awakens her to the injustices of British rule. Soon Jay and Eliza find they have more in common than they think. But their families - and society - think otherwise. Eventually they will have to make a choice between doing what''s expected, or following their hearts. . .

1930, Rajputana, India. Since her husband''s death, 28-year-old photojournalist Eliza''s only companion has been her camera. When the British Government send her to an Indian princely state to photograph the royal family, she''s determined to make a name for herself.But when Eliza arrives at the palace she meets Jay, the Prince''s handsome, brooding brother. While Eliza awakens Jay to the poverty of his people, he awakens her to the injustices of British rule. Soon Jay and Eliza find they have more in common than they think. But their families - and society - think otherwise. Eventually they will have to make a choice between doing what''s expected, or following their hearts. . .

Malasia, 1955. Lydia Cartwright regresa de un viaje de tres semanas tras visitar a una amiga enferma. Al llegar se encuentra la casa vacía, los criados se han marchado, el teléfono no tiene línea... Su marido, Alec, un funcionario de la administracion colonial, y sus hijas, Emma y Fleur, han desaparecido. Asustada y desesperada intenta averiguar que ha pasado. Todo parece indicar que a Alex lo han destinado al norte del pais. Pero ¿por que no la ha esperado? ¿Por que no ha dejado siquiera una nota? Lydia, sobreponiendose a la angustia, sin apenas dinero, se embarca en un azoroso viaje por la peninsula de Malaca, a traves de una peligrosa selva sacudida por la guerra e infestada de bandas armadas y minas terrestres. Lo sacrifica todo para encontrar a su familia, incluso se vera obligada a recurrir a Jack Harding, un hombre al que años antes habia jurado no volver a ver jamas. En este largo viaje hacia lo desconocido, hacia la verdad que le aguarda, Lydia no tardara en enfrentarse a una terrible traicion de la que quiza no pueda recuperarse... LA SEPARACION es una novela de aventuras, de amor, de intriga. La historia de una mujer admirable que nunca se rinde. Una novela conmovedora sobre perdidas y decepciones, pero tambien sobre la fuerza irreductible de la esperanza y el poder del amor y de los lazos madre-hija para sobreponerse cuando todo parece perdido, en un ambiente tan exoticamente bello como peligroso en tiempos inciertos."Cautivadora, intensa y apasionada."Deborah Rodriguez, autora de The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul"Esplendida descripcion de una Malasia tensa y apasionada en la decada de 1950."Lucinda Riley, autora de Hothouse Flower"Una historia de amor y de perdida profundamente cautivadora."Kate Furnivall, autora de The Russian Concubine

Ceylon, 1935. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a successful British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem like the couple who have it all. Except what they long for more than anything: a child.While Louisa struggles with miscarriages, Elliot is increasingly absent, spending much of his time at a nearby cinnamon plantation, overlooking the Indian ocean. After his sudden death, Louisa is left alone to solve the mystery he left behind. Revisiting the plantation at Cinnamon Hills, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn towards the owner Leo, a rugged outdoors man with a chequered past. The plantation casts a spell, but all is not as it seems.

Una emocionante y desgarradora historia de amores imposiblesUn amor imposible que obligará a elegir entre lo que dicta el corazón y lo que manda el cerebroEliza es una mujer muy independiente para la sociedad britanica de los años treinta. Fotografa de profesion, tras haber perdido a su marido en un desafortunado accidente, regresa a India por encargo de la administracion britanica. Alli paso su infancia hasta que su padre murio en un atentado. Eliza debe fotografiar a la familia del indolente maharaja de Rajputan y para ello se instala en su palacio. Pero su labor no va a resultar facil. El ambiente es tenso, lleno de intrigas, con figuras como la despotica mujer del maharaja, o la mano derecha de este, Chattur, que todo lo espia desde las sombras. Eliza solo va a encontrar afinidad en Jayant,el inconformista y atractivo hermano menor del maharaja. Ambos iran descubriendo que tienen mas en comun de lo que piensan, pero su relacion ni se entiende ni se acepta en aquella India colonial, rigida y clasista, de los años treinta. Eliza y Jayant tendran que elegir entre lo que dicta el corazon y lo que razona el cerebro, entre saltarse las normas o hacer lo que se espera de ellos.Dinah Jefferies, como en sus anteriores novelas, sabe captar y evocar el ambiente exotico y romantico de India...

Ceilán, 1925. Gwendolyn Hooper, una joven inglesa de solo diecinueve años, llega en un barco de vapor, ilusionada por iniciar su nueva vida de casada junto a Laurence en su inmensa plantación de té. Pero el marido que la recibe es un hombre distante, reservado y taciturno, casi siempre ausente y rodeado de misterio. Gwen queda pronto embarazada, para alegria de Laurence, pero el dia que prometia ser el mas feliz de su vida se enfrenta a una terrible decision... Hipnotica y conmovedora, "La mujer del cultivador de te" es una novela de aventuras, amor e intriga enmarcada en un ambiente tan exoticamente bello como peligroso que cuenta el viaje de una mujer a traves del amor y el dolor de la adversidad; un dolor que afrontara con la ayuda de su caracter valeroso y resuelto.Ceilán, 1925. Gwendolyn Hooper, una joven inglesa de solo diecinueve años, llega en un barco de vapor, ilusionada por iniciar su nueva vida de casada junto a Laurence en su inmensa plantación de té. Pero el marido que la recibe es un hombre distante, reservado y taciturno, casi siempre ausente y rodeado de misterio. Gwen queda pronto embarazada, para alegria de Laurence, pero el dia que prometia ser el mas feliz de su vida se enfrenta a una terrible decision... Hipnotica y conmovedora, "La mujer del cultivador de te" es una novela de aventuras, amor e intriga enmarcada en un ambiente tan exoticamente bello como peligroso que cuenta el viaje de una mujer a traves del amor y el dolor de la adversidad; un dolor que afrontara con la ayuda de su caracter valeroso y resuelto.

Malasia, 1955. Lydia Cartwright regresa de un viaje de tres semanas tras visitar a una amiga enferma. Al llegar se encuentra la casa vacía, los criados se han marchado, el teléfono no tiene línea... Su marido, Alec, un funcionario de la administracion colonial, y sus hijas, Emma y Fleur, han desaparecido. Asustada y desesperada intenta averiguar que ha pasado. Todo parece indicar que a Alex lo han destinado al norte del pais. Pero ¿por que no la ha esperado? ¿Por que no ha dejado siquiera una nota?

A stolen sister. A daughter determined to uncover the truth.'I was gripped, moved and utterly in thrall to this deeply emotional and compelling tale' Kate FurnivallBelle Hatton has embarked upon an exciting new life far from home: a glamorous job as a nightclub singer in 1930s Burma, with a host of sophisticated new friends and admirers. But Belle is haunted by a mystery from the past - a 25 year old newspaper clipping found in her parents' belongings after their death, saying that the Hattons were leaving Rangoon after the disappearance of their baby daughter, Elvira.Belle is desperate to find out what happened to the sister she never knew she had - but when she starts asking questions, she is confronted with unsettling rumours, malicious gossip, and outright threats. Oliver, an attractive, easy-going American journalist, promises to help her, but an anonymous note tells her not to trust those closest to her. . .Belle survives riots, intruders, and bomb attacks - but nothing will stop her in her mission to uncover the truth. Can she trust her growing feelings for Oliver? Is her sister really dead? And could there be a chance Belle might find her?'A moving and complex story, beautifully told' Isabel Wolff'Dinah Jefferies has a knack of getting under the skin of her exotic locations and this story about loss and love, set in sultry Burma during the troubled 1930s, is no exception' Kate Riordan

« Captivant, émouvant et passionnant ! Un roman percutant et profondément touchant. » Kate Furnivall« Les nuits de Birmanie sont irrésistibles,pensa-t-elle. Cest comme si toute pensée rationnelle méc

« Dinah Jefferies possède un don remarquable pour évoquer un ailleurs et un autrefois par la richesse de ses descriptions, aussi intenses que convaincantes. » Kate FurnivallUne guerre. Deux femmes. P

Elle photographiait tout : les pauvres, les marginaux, ceux qui semblaient oubliés. Et elle comprit quen saisissant leur détresse, elle pourrait trouver un moyen de donner la parole aux silencieux.Angleterre, 1930. Veuve depuis peu, Eliza na plus que son appareil photo comme compagnon. Alors, lorsquon lui propose de photographier la famille princiere du Rajputana, en Inde, elle est bien determinee a prendre son destin en main. Mais sa rencontre avec Jay, le tenebreux frere du prince, fait tout basculer. Bientot, Eliza et Jay decouvrent quils partagent les memes valeurs, et bien plus encore : une passion devorante sempare deux et leur fait oublier toute raison. Helas, leurs familles et la societe sont loin de voir cette union dun oeil favorable. Ils devront alors choisir : se soumettre a leur devoir ou ecouter leur coeur...Lhistoire romanesque et poignante dun amour qui defie vents et marees, par lautrice de La Mariee de Ceylan. Dinah Jefferies a un don remarquable pour nous transporter dans un ailleurs et un autrefois grace a ses descriptions saisissantes, pleines de puissance et dintensite. Kate Furnivall Vibrant de couleurs et riche en rebondissements, ce magnifique roman vous offrira un extraordinaire moment devasion. Sunday Express. La Photographe du Maharadjah, roman immersif et captivant, confirme la double reputation de lautrice : elle se revele comme une conteuse hors pair et une observatrice a loeil acere de lHistoire coloniale du xxe siecle. Lancashire Post Cest avec une extreme sensibilite que lautrice evoque la complexite des sentiments amoureux et la confrontation au deuil. En choisissant pour son roman un contexte historique houleux, Dinah Jefferies fournit le cadre parfait pour le developpement de ses protagonistes feminins, forts et independants. CultureFly Dinah Jefferies est lune des meilleures autrices de fiction historique de sa generation. Ses romans, toujours si passionnants et riches en details authentiques, offrent au lecteur une reelle leçon dHistoire. Alba in Bookland

« Dinah Jefferiestisse une intrigue à la fois policière et sentimentale dans un décor exotique. Les lecteurs qui ont aimé La Mariée de Ceylan seront séduits par ce nouveau roman. » Library JournalPeu

This is Dinah Jefferies at her bestLucinda Riley-------------Ceylon, 1935. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a successful British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem like the couple who have it all. Except what they long for more than anything: a child. While Louisa struggles with miscarriages, Elliot is increasingly absent, spending much of his time at a nearby cinnamon plantation, overlooking the Indian ocean. After his sudden death, Louisa is left alone to solve the mystery he left behind. Revisiting the plantation at Cinnamon Hills, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn towards the owner Leo, a rugged outdoors man with a chequered past. The plantation casts a spell, but all is not as it seems. And when Elliots shocking betrayal is revealed, Louisa has only Leo to turn to...A sweeping, breath-taking story of love and betrayal from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planters WifeTOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK-------------A sweeping tale, beautifully written in a wonderful setting, heartrending yet ultimately uplifting. Gorgeous.Katie Fforde, A Wedding in ProvenceDinah Jefferies has a remarkable gift for conjuring up another time and place with lush descriptions, full of power and intensityKate Furnivall, The Betrayal

Um homem atormentado por seu passado. Uma mulher diante da escolha mais terrível de sua vida.Em 1925, a jovem Gwendolyn Hooper parte de navio da Escócia para se encontrar com seu marido, Laurence, no exotico Ceilo, do outro lado do mundo. Recem-casados e apaixonados, eles so a definiço do casal aristocratico perfeito: a bela dama britanica e o proprietario de uma das fazendas de chas mais prosperas do imperio.Mas ao chegar a manso na paradisiaca propriedade Hooper, nada e como Gwendolyn imaginava: os funcionarios parecem rancorosos e calados, e os vizinhos, traiçoeiros. Seu marido, apesar de afetuoso, demonstra guardar segredos sombrios do passado e recusa-se a conversar sobre certos assuntos.Ao descobrir que esta gravida, a jovem sente-se feliz pela primeira vez desde que chegou ao Ceilo. Mas, no dia de dar a luz, algo inesperado se revela. Agora, e ela quem se ve obrigada a manter em sigilo algo terrivel, sob o preço de ver sua familia desfeita.

Da autora do best-seller número 1 na Inglaterra, uma história de amor inesquecível no coração da Índia colonial."Para conhecer o amor verdadeiro é preciso ser arrasado por ele."Rajputana, Índia, 1930