{"product_id":"dinah-jefferies-3-books-collection-set-historical-fiction-paperback","title":"Dinah Jefferies 3 Books Set - Tea Planter's Wife, Separation, Silk Merchant's Daughter - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tea Planter's Wife\u003cbr\u003eThe Separation\u003cbr\u003eThe Silk Merchant's Daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndividual ISBNs:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Tea Planter's Wife 9780241969557 | The Separation 9780241966051 | The Silk Merchant's Daughter 9780241248621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin (Viking)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEscape to the sights, scents and secrets of the vanished colonial East with this evocative three-book collection from Number One Sunday Times bestselling author Dinah Jefferies. Spanning Ceylon, Malaya and French Indochina, The Tea Planter's Wife, The Separation and The Silk Merchant's Daughter each weave forbidden love, family betrayal and hidden pasts against richly researched historical backdrops. Perfect for fans of sweeping saga fiction, this brand-new paperback set is a must-have for readers who love atmospheric storytelling, strong heroines and page-turning mystery wrapped in exquisite period detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tea Planter's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e follows nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper as she arrives in 1920s Ceylon to join her new husband Laurence on his tea plantation, only to find him distant and the estate full of unsettling secrets — locked doors, a yellowed wedding dress, and an overgrown grave far too small for an adult. \u003cem\u003eThe Separation\u003c\/em\u003e, Jefferies' acclaimed debut, is set in 1955 Malaya, where Lydia Cartwright returns home to find her husband and daughters gone without explanation, forcing her on a dangerous journey through war-torn jungle to reunite her fractured family. \u003cem\u003eThe Silk Merchant's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e transports readers to 1952 French Indochina, where eighteen-year-old Nicole, half-French and half-Vietnamese, is handed a failing silk shop in Hanoi's rebel-occupied quarter while her favoured sister inherits the family business — awakening her to the corruption of colonial rule and her own family's part in it. Together, these three novels showcase Jefferies' hallmark blend of romance, mystery and vividly rendered Far Eastern settings, each following women caught between duty and dangerous secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree complete, brand-new paperback novels in one great-value collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by a Number One Sunday Times bestselling author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmersive historical settings across Ceylon, Malaya and Vietnam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fans of historical romance, family sagas and colonial-era fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal gift for readers who love Kate Morton, Victoria Hislop or Lucinda Riley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat addition to any book club or holiday reading pile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDinah Jefferies was born in Malaya in 1948 and moved to England at the age of nine, an upbringing that continues to inspire the vivid Far Eastern settings of her novels. She began writing fiction in her sixties, drawing on annual research trips to the places she writes about. Her second novel, The Tea Planter's Wife, spent sixteen weeks on the Sunday Times bestseller list, topping it twice, and her books have been translated worldwide. She lives in Gloucestershire and continues to write acclaimed historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich with romance, family secrets and vividly evoked colonial worlds, this collection offers three unforgettable escapist reads from one of Britain's best-loved historical novelists — ideal for long evenings, holidays or gifting to any historical fiction fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover design may vary slightly from the image shown, and this is the UK paperback edition as listed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dinah Jefferies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42807821402349,"sku":"PLD5782","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/products\/dinah-jefferies-3-books-collection-set-paperback.jpg?v=1784310153","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/dinah-jefferies-3-books-collection-set-historical-fiction-paperback","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}