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A review by suehepworth
The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies
3.5
BOOK CLUB - my choice.
I have mixed feelings about this book. I was really enjoying it until the last couple of chapters, where I found the ending and explanations as to the birth of the colored children a bit weak. It was also a bit far fetched regarding the no memory of the "rape". Regardless, I thought the book to be well written, if a little old fashioned in places, with an unusual subject matter. What a secret to have and how heartbreaking for Lyoni to die. So, in summary, pleasant enough but not on my "must read" list.
I have mixed feelings about this book. I was really enjoying it until the last couple of chapters, where I found the ending and explanations as to the birth of the colored children a bit weak. It was also a bit far fetched regarding the no memory of the "rape". Regardless, I thought the book to be well written, if a little old fashioned in places, with an unusual subject matter. What a secret to have and how heartbreaking for Lyoni to die. So, in summary, pleasant enough but not on my "must read" list.