The Separation
Discover the perfect escapist read from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planter’s Wife
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4.2 • 60 Ratings
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Publisher Description
FROM THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE
The Separation, Dinah 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.
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 . . .
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sumptuous writing elevates the strength of this stirring drama, which starts when Lydia, a ’50s British expat, returns to her home in the Malaysian tropics to find that her husband and young daughters have vanished. Narrated in in large part through the eyes of Lydia’s sensitive eldest child, Emma, The Separation is a deeply affecting story that touches on timeless themes of love, loss and the staggering power of memory.
Customer Reviews
The Separation - brilliant book!
I had read all the other books by Dinah, and then realised I had missed this, the first one. Talk about “start as you mean to go on” - the unputdownable page-turner that I have experienced with all Dinah’s books - loved it. I would just say “what happened to Adil, who was going to follow on?”
The separation
Totally absorbing - I couldn't put this book down. I could feel the humidity and smell the lemon grass, hear the sounds and see the sights of Malaya. The English scenes were just as absorbing and took me back to my own childhood in the 50's.
A book that has stayed with me
I read this book three weeks ago and despite having read a few books since I am still thinking about this one. It is touching and absorbing, making you feel like you are right in the middle of Malaysia with the characters. The characterisation of the main male character is a little flawed but the female characters are so strong it doesn't matter. A powerful engaging read.