{"product_id":"the-separation-discover-the-perfect-escapist-read-from-the-no-1-sunday-times-bestselling-author-of-the-tea-planters-wife-9780241966051","title":"The Separation Discover the perfect escapist read","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE \u003ci\u003eTEA PLANTER''S WIFE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Separation, \u003c\/i\u003eDinah Jefferies'' stunning debut novel, is the heartbreaking tale of a family fractured by lies and one mother''s love reaching across the distance of years and continents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA country at war with itself,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ea family divided and betrayed,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ea bond that can never be broken...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalaya, 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFearful 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLydia''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 famil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn utterly captivating story of love and loss. Thrilling, gripping and intelligent -- Kate Furnivall * Author of 'The Russian Concubine' and 'The Concubine's Secret' *\u003cbr\u003eA tense and steamy 1950s Malaya, beautifully described. I loved it -- Lucinda Riley * Author of 'Hothouse Flower' and 'The Girl on the Cliff' *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733395747159,"sku":"9780241966051","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241966051.jpg?v=1719999994","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-separation-discover-the-perfect-escapist-read-from-the-no-1-sunday-times-bestselling-author-of-the-tea-planters-wife-9780241966051","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}