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The Sapphire Widow

By: Dinah Jefferies
Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
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Penguin Presents the audiobook edition of The Sapphire Widow by Dinah Jefferies read by Gabrielle Glaister.

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...

 20th Century Clean & Wholesome Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Women's Fiction

Critic reviews

Dinah Jefferies has a remarkable gift for conjuring up another time and place with lush descriptions, full of power and intensity. (Kate Furnivall)
Packed with colour, history, atmosphere and plenty of twists and turns, this is a lush, escapist read
My ideal read - I couldn't put it down (Santa Montefiore on 'The Tea Planter's Wife')
Beautifully written and heart-rending (Katie Fforde on 'The Tea Planter's Wife')
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a rather dull and predictable story lacking tension and convincing characters. nice description of location

a banal and melodramatic tale. this was a rather

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loved it i just let my get lost in this lovely book .could see in my mined eye all the places and the people in this story.would look for this writer again.

lett your self get lost

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It was a bit to reminiscent of mills &boom for me but nevertheless well narrated

A well narrated story

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Incredibly beautiful descriptions that transport the reader into a magical world of Indian nature in a colonial era. However, small ‘clues’ along the way turned out to be red herrings and the storyline was flatly predictable.

Leads into a beauty but flat story

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Very interesting well written story which gives a good account of the British colonial attitudes to the local people

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