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A review by jennyfer
Darjeeling Inheritance by Liz Harris
Darjeeling Inheritance
The year is 1930. Charlotte Lawrence returns to her family's tea plantation in Darjeeling, India, after 11 years at boarding school, accompanied by her friend and chaperone, Ada Eastman. Charlotte longs to see her family again, but when she returns home, her world is turned upside down by the death of her father. As she is the sole heir, Charlotte now owns the plantation, but in an era when women simply didn't run businesses, Charlotte must either marry - so her husband can take over - sell, or buck trends and do it herself.
Meanwhile, her friend Ada is destined to marry a neighbouring plantation owner, despite a questionable past, and nothing will stop her from being a good wife. Or will it?
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I really wanted to like this book. The settings and descriptions are beautifully written, utterly immersive, and I loved the idea of Charlotte forging her own path and running the plantation herself. However, I found there was too much "forbidden romance" foreshadowed throughout the story, culminating in a predictable ending for my taste.
3 stars, though, because the bits I did like were really, really good.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Heywood Press for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The year is 1930. Charlotte Lawrence returns to her family's tea plantation in Darjeeling, India, after 11 years at boarding school, accompanied by her friend and chaperone, Ada Eastman. Charlotte longs to see her family again, but when she returns home, her world is turned upside down by the death of her father. As she is the sole heir, Charlotte now owns the plantation, but in an era when women simply didn't run businesses, Charlotte must either marry - so her husband can take over - sell, or buck trends and do it herself.
Meanwhile, her friend Ada is destined to marry a neighbouring plantation owner, despite a questionable past, and nothing will stop her from being a good wife. Or will it?
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I really wanted to like this book. The settings and descriptions are beautifully written, utterly immersive, and I loved the idea of Charlotte forging her own path and running the plantation herself. However, I found there was too much "forbidden romance" foreshadowed throughout the story, culminating in a predictable ending for my taste.
3 stars, though, because the bits I did like were really, really good.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Heywood Press for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.