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India Tea #2
The Planter's Bride
1922: cousins and best friends, Sophie and Tilly, are looking for love and adventure. Sophie, orphaned at six, when her tea planter parents died suddenly of fever in India, has been brought up by a radical aunt in Edinburgh. Tilly meanwhile has lived a sheltered life in Newcastle. Tilly surprises everyone with a whirlwind marriage to confirmed bachelor and tea planter, James Robson, following him to India. Thinking herself in love with the charming but enigmatic forester Tam, the passionate, independent Sophie decides to follow him when he also goes to India. She longs to discover more about her mysterious parents and her early life in the tea gardens of Assam. But the harsh reality of life in India does not match the cousins' dreams. Sophie's enthusiasm for living in the jungle turns sour when Tam is bedevilled by ill-health and she receives unwanted attention from Tam's bullying boss, Bracknall. Increasingly drawn to handsome and charismatic forester Rafi Khan, Sophie discovers too late that Tam has been keeping secrets from her. Meanwhile city-girl Tilly finds herself pregnant and isolated in a tea planter's remote bungalow. When she begins to delve into Sophie's past, Tilly begins to suspect that all is not as it should be regarding the death of Sophie's parents. As long-hidden secrets come to light, the friends will be tested as never before.
Set against the vivid backdrop of post First World War Britain and the changing world of India under the British Raj, The Planter's Bride is a stirring and passionate story of tragedy, loyalty and undying love.
Set against the vivid backdrop of post First World War Britain and the changing world of India under the British Raj, The Planter's Bride is a stirring and passionate story of tragedy, loyalty and undying love.
433 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 12, 2014
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About the author
Janet MacLeod Trotter
47 books364 followersJanet was brought up in the North East of England with her four brothers, by Scottish parents. She is a best-selling author of 24 books, including the hugely popular INDIA TEA SERIES, THE JARROW TRILOGY and a childhood memoir, BEATLES & CHIEFS, which was featured on BBC Radio Four. Her novel, THE HUNGRY HILLS, gained her a place on the shortlist of The Sunday Times’ Young Writers’ Award, and the TEA PLANTER’S DAUGHTER and IN THE FAR PASHMINA MOUNTAINS were nominated for the RNA Historical Novel Award. Her India-set novels, such as THE RAJ HOTEL SERIES, are inspired by her grandparents who lived and worked in India from the 1920s to '50s.
A graduate of Edinburgh University, she has been editor of the Clan MacLeod Magazine, a columnist on the Newcastle Journal and has had numerous short stories published in women’s magazines. Aged 18 she climbed on a bus and went to Kathmandu - the result was a mystery novel, THE VANISHING OF RUTH. Her second mystery, THE HAUNTING OF KULAH is set on the remote Outer Isles of Scotland. She has also written a Scottish historical novel, THE JACOBITE LASS, based on the epic story of Scottish heroine, Flora MacDonald.
A graduate of Edinburgh University, she has been editor of the Clan MacLeod Magazine, a columnist on the Newcastle Journal and has had numerous short stories published in women’s magazines. Aged 18 she climbed on a bus and went to Kathmandu - the result was a mystery novel, THE VANISHING OF RUTH. Her second mystery, THE HAUNTING OF KULAH is set on the remote Outer Isles of Scotland. She has also written a Scottish historical novel, THE JACOBITE LASS, based on the epic story of Scottish heroine, Flora MacDonald.
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February 7, 2017
This was a lovely sequel to the first of the India tea series; there are several returning characters which make the storyline intriguing to fans of the first novel, but also many new ones which create a whole new world within the vast plains of India in post wartime.
Featuring diverse settings from the vibrant streets of Edinburgh to the Indian jungles, this was a story of love, passion, deceit, lies and so much more. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The major protagonists, cousins Tilly and Sophie, are given equal standing in the book as their unique stories become apparent as they make their way on a long passage to begin new lives in India. For Sophie, she is returning home to the country inhabited by her parents who tragically died leaving her orphaned at a young age. Conversely, Tilly is beginning a new life after a whirlwind engagement and nuptials to the successful tea planter James.
I have most definitely enjoyed both books so far and will seek out the third in due course. Do not be put off by the dated cover arts as I initially was, because the stories are beautifully written and rich with the history of early twentieth century India. The author is clearly a fan of researching her craft - I loved the fact there were many traditional Indian phrases throughout the story. As I read it on an e reader, the words were easy to decipher but for those reading paper copies, a glossary of words is found at the end of the book.
A wonderfully vivid story, recommended for fans of historical fiction that crosses borders.
Featuring diverse settings from the vibrant streets of Edinburgh to the Indian jungles, this was a story of love, passion, deceit, lies and so much more. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The major protagonists, cousins Tilly and Sophie, are given equal standing in the book as their unique stories become apparent as they make their way on a long passage to begin new lives in India. For Sophie, she is returning home to the country inhabited by her parents who tragically died leaving her orphaned at a young age. Conversely, Tilly is beginning a new life after a whirlwind engagement and nuptials to the successful tea planter James.
I have most definitely enjoyed both books so far and will seek out the third in due course. Do not be put off by the dated cover arts as I initially was, because the stories are beautifully written and rich with the history of early twentieth century India. The author is clearly a fan of researching her craft - I loved the fact there were many traditional Indian phrases throughout the story. As I read it on an e reader, the words were easy to decipher but for those reading paper copies, a glossary of words is found at the end of the book.
A wonderfully vivid story, recommended for fans of historical fiction that crosses borders.
January 7, 2024
Reto lector 2024 PopSugar Reading Challenge 17. Un libro ambientado en un destino que tengas pendiente
India. Un destino tan deseado, que no sé si algún día llevaré a cabo.
Secuela de esta saga histórica y familiar, plagada de exotismos indios y sus relaciones con Inglaterra en la época colonial, los años 20, las plantaciones de té, el inicio de los intentos de independencia por parte de los indios... todo ello entrelazado con una historia familiar plagada de secretos, mentiras y cosas que se ocultan y salen a la luz a la siguiente generación. También empiezan a verse ciertos cambios sociales, aún costosos, en la sociedad inglesa con respecto a la cultura en la mujer, su puesto en la sociedad, el divorcio y el matrimonio.
A pesar de que históricamente es un periodo incluso más interesante que el del libro anterior, la historia de su protagonista era más interesante en aquel.
Aquí el protagonismo aparece más diluído entre varios y su lucha por la vida, parece más un deseo que una necesidad, por lo que no se siente tan importante y necesario. Pese a todo, una lectura de lo más entretenida. Reto lector 2024
India. Un destino tan deseado, que no sé si algún día llevaré a cabo.
Secuela de esta saga histórica y familiar, plagada de exotismos indios y sus relaciones con Inglaterra en la época colonial, los años 20, las plantaciones de té, el inicio de los intentos de independencia por parte de los indios... todo ello entrelazado con una historia familiar plagada de secretos, mentiras y cosas que se ocultan y salen a la luz a la siguiente generación. También empiezan a verse ciertos cambios sociales, aún costosos, en la sociedad inglesa con respecto a la cultura en la mujer, su puesto en la sociedad, el divorcio y el matrimonio.
A pesar de que históricamente es un periodo incluso más interesante que el del libro anterior, la historia de su protagonista era más interesante en aquel.
Aquí el protagonismo aparece más diluído entre varios y su lucha por la vida, parece más un deseo que una necesidad, por lo que no se siente tan importante y necesario. Pese a todo, una lectura de lo más entretenida. Reto lector 2024
June 22, 2016
Wow! I absolutely adored the sequel to "The Tea Planter's Daughter." Although the novel begins in Scotland, the bulk of the story returns readers to India. A factor of the story that I truly relished. Readers will see Wesley and Clarrie again as they encounter and interact with both female protagonists, Sophie and Tilly.
If I had one dislike of the book, it was that the last few chapters accelerated events and I demanded a certain pairing to come together more slowly.
Overall,I would be interested in continuing the series.
Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced e-book galley in exchange for an honest review.
If I had one dislike of the book, it was that the last few chapters accelerated events and I demanded a certain pairing to come together more slowly.
Overall,I would be interested in continuing the series.
Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced e-book galley in exchange for an honest review.
January 18, 2024
“Es un siglo de progreso civilizado que las mujeres estudien para ser enfermeras y médicas. Sobre todo las necesitamos en la India, donde la mayoría de los hombres no consienten que a sus esposas ni a sus hijas las examinen hombres”.
"Las promesas de Assam" es la segunda entrega de la serie Aromas de té. Lo primero que mencionar es que no es exactamente una continuación, si aparecen personajes y se mencionan sucesos del primer libro, pero no limita el entendimiento de la trama de éste.
En este libro tenemos la historia de Sophie Logan y su prima Tilly. El último recuerdo que Sophie tiene de su hogar en la India ocurre cuando solo tiene seis años. Es su cumpleaños y en lugar de la fiesta que esperaba, están sucediendo cosas extrañas dentro y fuera. Cuando su madre le dice que se esconda, ella lo hace… y no es hasta el día siguiente que la encuentran: Descubre que sus padres están muertos, y que será enviada a Edimburgo para vivir con la hermana de su madre, Amy. Pero siempre le han quedado ganas de regresar… y después de años lo hace de la mano de su prima… para desvelar algunos secretos familiares.
Nuevamente la autora borda con detalles históricos y geográficos la novela, generando un retrato vívido desde las vibrantes calles de Edimburgo hasta las selvas indias, durante la década de los años ´20. Un telón de fondo que refleja una época de agitación política y sistemas de clases. A diferencia del primero, o quizás a causa de haberlo leído, las descripciones no se me hicieron tan largas y no me ralentizaron el ritmo de la trama.
También se puede evidenciar que la autora es claramente una fanática de la investigación de su oficio; me encantó el hecho de que había muchas palabras o frases tradicionales indias a lo largo de la historia, que el lector puede fácilmente consultar al final del libro en el glosario.
Este libro me ha gustado más que el primero, y espero que el siguiente siga yendo a más.
"Las promesas de Assam" es la segunda entrega de la serie Aromas de té. Lo primero que mencionar es que no es exactamente una continuación, si aparecen personajes y se mencionan sucesos del primer libro, pero no limita el entendimiento de la trama de éste.
En este libro tenemos la historia de Sophie Logan y su prima Tilly. El último recuerdo que Sophie tiene de su hogar en la India ocurre cuando solo tiene seis años. Es su cumpleaños y en lugar de la fiesta que esperaba, están sucediendo cosas extrañas dentro y fuera. Cuando su madre le dice que se esconda, ella lo hace… y no es hasta el día siguiente que la encuentran: Descubre que sus padres están muertos, y que será enviada a Edimburgo para vivir con la hermana de su madre, Amy. Pero siempre le han quedado ganas de regresar… y después de años lo hace de la mano de su prima… para desvelar algunos secretos familiares.
Nuevamente la autora borda con detalles históricos y geográficos la novela, generando un retrato vívido desde las vibrantes calles de Edimburgo hasta las selvas indias, durante la década de los años ´20. Un telón de fondo que refleja una época de agitación política y sistemas de clases. A diferencia del primero, o quizás a causa de haberlo leído, las descripciones no se me hicieron tan largas y no me ralentizaron el ritmo de la trama.
También se puede evidenciar que la autora es claramente una fanática de la investigación de su oficio; me encantó el hecho de que había muchas palabras o frases tradicionales indias a lo largo de la historia, que el lector puede fácilmente consultar al final del libro en el glosario.
Este libro me ha gustado más que el primero, y espero que el siguiente siga yendo a más.
August 19, 2025
Preeedivna.
Ocjena manje zbog Braknela i scena njegovih sa Sofi.
Nadam se otkrivanju tajne u narednom dijelu.
Ocjena manje zbog Braknela i scena njegovih sa Sofi.
Nadam se otkrivanju tajne u narednom dijelu.
June 10, 2016
The second book in The India Tea Series gives us more of the delightful characters from the first book as well as introducing some new characters. From India to Britain and back to India again, it is a story of strong and determined women dealing with some extremely difficult situations
Sophie Logan's last memory of her home in India and her mother happens when she is just six years old. It is her birthday and instead of the party she hoped for, odd things are happening inside and outside. When her mother tells her to go hide, she does. When she is finally found the next day, it is only to find her parents are dead, supposedly of the fever, and Sophie is being shipped to Edinburgh to live with her mother's sister, Amy. Another strong, independent woman.
In the year 1922, Sophie is of age and living a fine life. Working, riding her motorcycle and dancing whenever she can. And maybe even falling in love.
The Robson and the Bellhaven families are back as well. When Sophie's cousin, Tilly marries and prepares to leave for India to live as a tea planter's wife, she is nervous, scared and then thrilled to hear she may have a travelling companion after all!
As they begin their adventure to India, they not only have to cope with a wild climate, but mysteries, murder and secrets.
Will Sophie make the same mistakes her mother did? Will she find love?
Set against the backdrop of India during a time of political upheaval and class systems, this was the perfect second book. Everything meshed so well. Now we just have to wait for the third book!
I received this book from Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing in exchange for an honest review. The release date is set for June 21, 2016.
Sophie Logan's last memory of her home in India and her mother happens when she is just six years old. It is her birthday and instead of the party she hoped for, odd things are happening inside and outside. When her mother tells her to go hide, she does. When she is finally found the next day, it is only to find her parents are dead, supposedly of the fever, and Sophie is being shipped to Edinburgh to live with her mother's sister, Amy. Another strong, independent woman.
In the year 1922, Sophie is of age and living a fine life. Working, riding her motorcycle and dancing whenever she can. And maybe even falling in love.
The Robson and the Bellhaven families are back as well. When Sophie's cousin, Tilly marries and prepares to leave for India to live as a tea planter's wife, she is nervous, scared and then thrilled to hear she may have a travelling companion after all!
As they begin their adventure to India, they not only have to cope with a wild climate, but mysteries, murder and secrets.
Will Sophie make the same mistakes her mother did? Will she find love?
Set against the backdrop of India during a time of political upheaval and class systems, this was the perfect second book. Everything meshed so well. Now we just have to wait for the third book!
I received this book from Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing in exchange for an honest review. The release date is set for June 21, 2016.
June 25, 2014
Really enjoyed reading this. It's a well-written page turner with a good plot – romance, passion, adventure, suspense, tragedy, torn loyalties and misplaced assumptions. Some good characterisation too. You may even find yourself booing and hissing at one particularly ghastly character. And feeling just a little drawn to at least one of the young male characters. Not to mention wishing you had Tilly's and Sophie's sense of adventure and the nerve to head off into the unknown.
But it's also an intelligent, vivid and well-researched (partly based on actual diaries and letters by JMT's grandparents according to her website) look at what life was like for some of the British in India under the British Raj. Really captures some of the feel of the adventure and of the ups and downs of life. Some good descriptions too of both cities and countryside.
I also liked the bits set in Edinburgh and Newcastle and the glimpse into life for young men and women in the early 1920ies in post-war Britain
But it's also an intelligent, vivid and well-researched (partly based on actual diaries and letters by JMT's grandparents according to her website) look at what life was like for some of the British in India under the British Raj. Really captures some of the feel of the adventure and of the ups and downs of life. Some good descriptions too of both cities and countryside.
I also liked the bits set in Edinburgh and Newcastle and the glimpse into life for young men and women in the early 1920ies in post-war Britain
December 10, 2016
This is a rich tapestry of people and places as we move from Scotland during and after the First World War to exotic India. Attitudes, changes and dreams are all presented through the actions of our characters.
A girl orphaned by an Indian mutiny is sent back to family in Scotland. But as a young woman she has attained a good deal of independence, learning to drive and ride a motorcycle for the Red Cross, and she wants to follow her cousin to India - two young men are looking for respectable brides. Culture shock and climate contrast follow. This is very atmospheric and we see all sides of arguments about native labour and other issues of the day. I enjoyed the read.
I downloaded a copy from Net Galley for an unbiased review.
A girl orphaned by an Indian mutiny is sent back to family in Scotland. But as a young woman she has attained a good deal of independence, learning to drive and ride a motorcycle for the Red Cross, and she wants to follow her cousin to India - two young men are looking for respectable brides. Culture shock and climate contrast follow. This is very atmospheric and we see all sides of arguments about native labour and other issues of the day. I enjoyed the read.
I downloaded a copy from Net Galley for an unbiased review.
January 24, 2020
Oh, I love this saga so much! Another I listened to and had to race to the end by reading it as I couldn’t wait! God, I want to go to India and see the tea plantations that are so vividly described in the books. So much so you feel you are in the jungles with Sophie or on the Himalayas. Or even with Tilly in Newcastle and Sophie in Scotland which is where the story begins.
I had briefly read some reviews for this book and it mentioned we would see some old faces. I wasn’t quite sure who would we see but I was happy to meet Clarrie and Wesley again and to see what adventures they have had and plus we get to see James Robson again.
This instalment is told from both Sophie and Tilly’s point of view with the occasional interlude from Rafi and Tam. Sophie was uprooted from India at such a young age due to the sudden death of her parents. Living with her Aunt Amy in Scotland we see she grew into such a vibrant and happy woman, but always with the call to India. Tilly, living in Newcastle, falls in love with an older man who whisks her off to India and her adventures start there with Sophie in tow.
India is not always a happy place, the girls are separated as they go to be with their loves and we see them living their lives. Tilly dealing with a baby and a man who is so closed off, trying to understand the system with the wives and reaches a breaking point. I could relate to her in her dark days with baby Jamie. Struggling to stop a baby from crying and at your wits end until she receives help. She then takes up a mission to find out if all is as it seems with the death of Sophie’s parents. However, no matter how dark things got, I felt in comparison that god did Sophie have the wrong end of the stick.
The things Sophie endured made my heart reach out to her. She should never have been subjected to such outrageous behaviours. She suffered so much for the man she loves and it was not fairly so. I just can not say anymore but everything she feels and everything that happens you feel. I just wanted to wrap my arms around her and take her away from it all.
I am looking forward to the next one in the series as this book left me with unanswered questions! I can’t tell you what they are because it would ruin the story for you. This is one hell of a saga that you need to pick up. There are only 4 books in this series…I do hope there will be more so I think I need to pace myself now after blitzing two this month. I long to already be back at Belgooree, that place has stolen my heart just like these books have. I have cried, I have got angry and I have yearned for a happier life for both. Back to days when things were so simple as just playing tennis on a sunny afternoon.
I am nowhere near ready to say goodbye to the Robsons or the Logan’s of the books. These women will touch your lives in such a way they stay with you long after you have finished the book. There is so much I can’t say but I do urge you to take a punt as I did and step out of your comfort zone as you might find something magical like I have!
I had briefly read some reviews for this book and it mentioned we would see some old faces. I wasn’t quite sure who would we see but I was happy to meet Clarrie and Wesley again and to see what adventures they have had and plus we get to see James Robson again.
This instalment is told from both Sophie and Tilly’s point of view with the occasional interlude from Rafi and Tam. Sophie was uprooted from India at such a young age due to the sudden death of her parents. Living with her Aunt Amy in Scotland we see she grew into such a vibrant and happy woman, but always with the call to India. Tilly, living in Newcastle, falls in love with an older man who whisks her off to India and her adventures start there with Sophie in tow.
India is not always a happy place, the girls are separated as they go to be with their loves and we see them living their lives. Tilly dealing with a baby and a man who is so closed off, trying to understand the system with the wives and reaches a breaking point. I could relate to her in her dark days with baby Jamie. Struggling to stop a baby from crying and at your wits end until she receives help. She then takes up a mission to find out if all is as it seems with the death of Sophie’s parents. However, no matter how dark things got, I felt in comparison that god did Sophie have the wrong end of the stick.
The things Sophie endured made my heart reach out to her. She should never have been subjected to such outrageous behaviours. She suffered so much for the man she loves and it was not fairly so. I just can not say anymore but everything she feels and everything that happens you feel. I just wanted to wrap my arms around her and take her away from it all.
I am looking forward to the next one in the series as this book left me with unanswered questions! I can’t tell you what they are because it would ruin the story for you. This is one hell of a saga that you need to pick up. There are only 4 books in this series…I do hope there will be more so I think I need to pace myself now after blitzing two this month. I long to already be back at Belgooree, that place has stolen my heart just like these books have. I have cried, I have got angry and I have yearned for a happier life for both. Back to days when things were so simple as just playing tennis on a sunny afternoon.
I am nowhere near ready to say goodbye to the Robsons or the Logan’s of the books. These women will touch your lives in such a way they stay with you long after you have finished the book. There is so much I can’t say but I do urge you to take a punt as I did and step out of your comfort zone as you might find something magical like I have!
October 17, 2021
I have not read book #1 and bought this as the deal of the day on amazon in kindle format. I loved this book! For one thing, it was very informative. Tea plantations in India is nothing I ever knew about. It's set in the 1920s, but it starts out around 1905 with a mystery when 6 year-old Sophie hopes to have a birthday party but is told by her harried mother to go hide. What she thinks is fireworks is going off and she thinks the natives are celebrating her birthday. That's the last she sees of her mother and her Ayah (nurse) whom she sees running away with a kitten. Sophie is raised in England by her aunt, who tells her that her parents died suddenly of fever in India. When she meets some men who belong to the forestry department and are working in India, which is still under British rule, she falls in love with one of them and returns to India. Although Sophie is the main character, her cousin Tilly is actually the Tea Planter's Bride.
Sophie struggles with her marriage and comes to believe that her search for answers to her parent's demise was the catalyst for her marriage- a longing to return to India. The only thing that could have made this book more perfect is if another mystery of a long-lost person would have been solved in the end. It doesn't look like Sophie is in the spotlight of the next book but since another character from Tea Planter's Bride is the main character, maybe Sophie is in it too. I just want to know!
I highly recommend this book!
Sophie struggles with her marriage and comes to believe that her search for answers to her parent's demise was the catalyst for her marriage- a longing to return to India. The only thing that could have made this book more perfect is if another mystery of a long-lost person would have been solved in the end. It doesn't look like Sophie is in the spotlight of the next book but since another character from Tea Planter's Bride is the main character, maybe Sophie is in it too. I just want to know!
I highly recommend this book!
January 18, 2024
outstanding
I throughly enjoyed how this book continued in from the first in the series. The story line, characters and plot were all so well wrote that you could see yourself right in the story.
I throughly enjoyed how this book continued in from the first in the series. The story line, characters and plot were all so well wrote that you could see yourself right in the story.
May 27, 2022
Entretenido como la primera parte, una historia bonita y entretenida
September 10, 2015
Intrigata dalla trama, una copertina bella, un viaggio nell'India degli anno '20, due giovani donne che scelgono di seguire il cuore, da qui sono partita piena di entusiasmo...
Purtroppo non è stato così.
La promessa sposa del mercante del tè è un romanzo che non mi ha coinvolta particolarmente, Sophie e Tilly sono due giovani donne cresciute in modo differente, mentre la prima è più spavalda, aperta, forse perché cresciuta sotto la custodia della zia che aveva cercato di coinvolgerla il più possibile nelle attività della donna, gli incontri con le suffragette, Tilly è meno intraprendente, sogna un matrimonio, e soprattutto si sente soffocare dalle convenzioni a cui è costretta giornalmente.
In questo romanzo la cosa che mi ha aiutata a proseguire è stato il desiderio di conoscere cosa si nascondesse dietro la morte dei genitori di Sophie, avvenuta quando lei aveva solo sei anni in India.
Anche le storie d'amore intraprese dalle due ragazze non mi hanno profondamente presa, nonostante alla fine tutto sia legato...
Tilly si unisce in matrimonio con Jame Robson, un mercante di tè che vive in India, Robson seppur ammaliato da Sophie, sceglie Tilly, per i motivi che ritengo stupidi, ma che all'epoca non potevano essere diversi, tenere testa a una giovane donna cresciuta in estrema libertà non faceva al caso suo, e così guarda con occhi diversi la cugina, Tilly, più remissiva e sicuramente interessata anche a lui, tanto da seguirlo in India.
Sophie, invece, resta ammaliata da Tam, è caparbia e convinta che anche lui corrisponda i suoi stessi sentimenti, e così quando lui viene mandato in India, lei è decisa a seguirlo.
L'India, un paese, una cultura ancora chiusa, meta di coloni, di mercanti, vissuta, apre le sue porte a queste due donne, separate da tanti chilometri, ma un affetto continua a unirle e nonostante le invidie...
Come dicevo prima, la parte che ha reso questo romanzo interessante è stata quella inerente la morte sospetta dei genitori di Sophie, ma non sarà lei a cominciare, sarà Tilly, che darà inizio attraverso una serie di domande e sospetti circa il coinvolgimento del marito.
Cosa sarà successo? Anche Sophie nonostante la tenera età continua ad avere sogni, ricordi che la conducono a quella fatidica notte...
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Purtroppo non è stato così.
La promessa sposa del mercante del tè è un romanzo che non mi ha coinvolta particolarmente, Sophie e Tilly sono due giovani donne cresciute in modo differente, mentre la prima è più spavalda, aperta, forse perché cresciuta sotto la custodia della zia che aveva cercato di coinvolgerla il più possibile nelle attività della donna, gli incontri con le suffragette, Tilly è meno intraprendente, sogna un matrimonio, e soprattutto si sente soffocare dalle convenzioni a cui è costretta giornalmente.
In questo romanzo la cosa che mi ha aiutata a proseguire è stato il desiderio di conoscere cosa si nascondesse dietro la morte dei genitori di Sophie, avvenuta quando lei aveva solo sei anni in India.
Anche le storie d'amore intraprese dalle due ragazze non mi hanno profondamente presa, nonostante alla fine tutto sia legato...
Tilly si unisce in matrimonio con Jame Robson, un mercante di tè che vive in India, Robson seppur ammaliato da Sophie, sceglie Tilly, per i motivi che ritengo stupidi, ma che all'epoca non potevano essere diversi, tenere testa a una giovane donna cresciuta in estrema libertà non faceva al caso suo, e così guarda con occhi diversi la cugina, Tilly, più remissiva e sicuramente interessata anche a lui, tanto da seguirlo in India.
Sophie, invece, resta ammaliata da Tam, è caparbia e convinta che anche lui corrisponda i suoi stessi sentimenti, e così quando lui viene mandato in India, lei è decisa a seguirlo.
L'India, un paese, una cultura ancora chiusa, meta di coloni, di mercanti, vissuta, apre le sue porte a queste due donne, separate da tanti chilometri, ma un affetto continua a unirle e nonostante le invidie...
Come dicevo prima, la parte che ha reso questo romanzo interessante è stata quella inerente la morte sospetta dei genitori di Sophie, ma non sarà lei a cominciare, sarà Tilly, che darà inizio attraverso una serie di domande e sospetti circa il coinvolgimento del marito.
Cosa sarà successo? Anche Sophie nonostante la tenera età continua ad avere sogni, ricordi che la conducono a quella fatidica notte...
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June 19, 2016
Title: The Tea Planter's Bride
Author: Janet Macleod Trotter
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Series: India Tea Series Book 2
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"The Tea Planter's Bride" by Janet Macleod Trotter
My Thoughts...
This was a very enjoyable story that continues from the 'India Tea Series' in 'The Planter's Daughter.' The author does a good job in giving the reader a well rounded story about Sophie Logan. The story surrounds you with a bit of history, with some romance that will keep you intrigued in what will happen next in Sophie's life. Will Sophie be able to find the love she wants in her life and also find out what had happened to her parents that were taken away from her at such a early age? The characters were all so very developed, portrayed, defined giving you a interesting quite a story that centers from India to Britain and back again to India. Be ready for some twist and turns that will definitely keep you turning the pages getting a little bit of 'love, relationships, death, friendship and even some mystery to it all.' The reader will definitely get a taste of India's [landscape, food & people] and what was going on historically at that time. I see there is another series coming and I was glad to see that because I had a few questions that weren't answered for me in this read so hopefully in 'Girl From The Tea Garden' will give it to me. I found this novel a enjoyable good read!
Author: Janet Macleod Trotter
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Series: India Tea Series Book 2
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"The Tea Planter's Bride" by Janet Macleod Trotter
My Thoughts...
This was a very enjoyable story that continues from the 'India Tea Series' in 'The Planter's Daughter.' The author does a good job in giving the reader a well rounded story about Sophie Logan. The story surrounds you with a bit of history, with some romance that will keep you intrigued in what will happen next in Sophie's life. Will Sophie be able to find the love she wants in her life and also find out what had happened to her parents that were taken away from her at such a early age? The characters were all so very developed, portrayed, defined giving you a interesting quite a story that centers from India to Britain and back again to India. Be ready for some twist and turns that will definitely keep you turning the pages getting a little bit of 'love, relationships, death, friendship and even some mystery to it all.' The reader will definitely get a taste of India's [landscape, food & people] and what was going on historically at that time. I see there is another series coming and I was glad to see that because I had a few questions that weren't answered for me in this read so hopefully in 'Girl From The Tea Garden' will give it to me. I found this novel a enjoyable good read!
December 30, 2016
Really loved this book by the talented Janet MacLeod Trotter.
Orphaned at 6, Sophie has to leave her childhood home in India and live in Edinburgh with her mother's sister, Aunt Amy. Whilst her aunt clearly loves her and does her best, Sophie is left with an overwhelming desire to return to the country of her childhood. Along with her cousin Tilly, they both secure a passage to India and the fun begins!
Beset with intrigue and peppered with a little bit of history, this historical tale has enough romance and traditional relationships for fans of historical sagas! It is also eyeopening to see how people were treated in the early 20th century and how far we've come...
Having really enjoyed reading The Tea Planter's Daughter back in 2012 (one of my first Kindle books), I was delighted to be offered an advance copy of this second book in the Tea Planters trilogy (though it can be read standalone) and would like to thank Netgalley, the author and the publisher for this opportunity. I reviewed this book voluntarily.
MetLineReader rating 4.5
Orphaned at 6, Sophie has to leave her childhood home in India and live in Edinburgh with her mother's sister, Aunt Amy. Whilst her aunt clearly loves her and does her best, Sophie is left with an overwhelming desire to return to the country of her childhood. Along with her cousin Tilly, they both secure a passage to India and the fun begins!
Beset with intrigue and peppered with a little bit of history, this historical tale has enough romance and traditional relationships for fans of historical sagas! It is also eyeopening to see how people were treated in the early 20th century and how far we've come...
Having really enjoyed reading The Tea Planter's Daughter back in 2012 (one of my first Kindle books), I was delighted to be offered an advance copy of this second book in the Tea Planters trilogy (though it can be read standalone) and would like to thank Netgalley, the author and the publisher for this opportunity. I reviewed this book voluntarily.
MetLineReader rating 4.5
July 3, 2016
Wondeful atmospheric read. Loved the setting of the tea plantations, loved the characters. loved the plot. Janet Macleod Trotter is an excellent story teller so if you enjoy historical fiction with a little romance, a little upset, and a little dash of learning something new, this one is for you. This novel is set in a place and time I haven't read much about so I really enjoyed it. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. I'm reviewing another book in this series ( Tea Planter's Daughter) and looking forward to the third book!
June 29, 2016
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The second in the India Tea Series of books, new characters are introduced, along with the return of those from the first book. Orphaned Sophie is forced to leave India, to be raised in Edinburgh. Finding a chance to return to India, she finds herself becoming a strong woman, able to handle many challenges. As in the first book of this series, the melodrama is high, but enough historical content makes it readable.
The second in the India Tea Series of books, new characters are introduced, along with the return of those from the first book. Orphaned Sophie is forced to leave India, to be raised in Edinburgh. Finding a chance to return to India, she finds herself becoming a strong woman, able to handle many challenges. As in the first book of this series, the melodrama is high, but enough historical content makes it readable.
June 14, 2016
Sophie is sent home to Scotland at the age of 6 when her parents die in India. She can't remember what happened and would like to return. Her cousin marries a tea planter and is to go out to India. Sophie's aunt dies and she marries a forester to go to India to live. Has she made the right decision? Many things happen to the cousins and eventually Sophie finds out what happened when she was six.
July 3, 2016
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a very complex book that I thought I knew which direction it was going only to be surprised. At times it was a little hard to stay involved with the story, in the beginning of the book, but then it picked up & I was hooked. This story is about being able to adapt to your surroundings. I look forward to reading the 3rd book in this series!
June 10, 2019
El segundo es mejor que el primero
Es raro pero esta segunda parte me pareció mejor lograda que la primera. Las historias se entrelazan con armonía y la trama de la historia de amor es más interesante. Seguramente voy por el tercero...
Es raro pero esta segunda parte me pareció mejor lograda que la primera. Las historias se entrelazan con armonía y la trama de la historia de amor es más interesante. Seguramente voy por el tercero...
August 17, 2017
Both Sophie and Tilly are cousins and best friends in 1922 Scotland. Sophie who is orphaned at the age of six when her tea planter parents died where she moves to Scotland with her spinster aunt from India. Tilly is Sophie's cousin who also lives in Scotland when the two of them meet men from the Indian forestry service and a tea planter who comes over to Scotland. Tilly falls in love with the tea planter, marries him and moves to India to be with him. Sophie on the other hand moves back to India when she becomes engaged to one of the young men from the forestry service. The author depicts both Scottish and Anglo-Indian society at the time. You see how inter racial marriage between Indians and the British are perceived and those who pursue such marriages are considered to be outcasts even the children from these marriages. She also depicts how women are treated in this time period and the prejudices that the British have against the native Indians even the ones in their employ. Sophie also discovers the truth behind her parents' death. This is a good story with both romantic and mystery elements to it as well as a depiction of live in the 1920's in both Scotland and India. I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review from Netgalley.
July 19, 2018
The Planter's Bride by Janet MacLeod Trotter is the second book in the India Tea series. While I did not read the first book in the series, book two can be read as a stand alone book with no problems. The book is entertaining without delving deeply into serious subjects. It does address the treatment of the native Indians in India during the 1920's, but never really focuses on that treatment; it is much more a story about relationships than about politics. It tells the stories of Tillie and Sophie, two cousins, who go to India to be with the men they have married. Sophie, who was orphaned at the age of six while her parents were living in India, still has many unanswered questions about what really happened to her parents, whom she had been told had died of fever. She marries Tam and soon discovers that perhaps this was not the best choice for either. Tillie marries an older man, James. and finds herself in a difficult world that she must struggle to learn to accept. While the story line is realistic, it does tend to move somewhat more quickly than perhaps it should, especially at the end. This is a book that is easy to read and for the most part is enjoyable but to be truthful is somewhat shallow.
December 4, 2018
“When Sophie is suddenly orphaned at the age of six, she is taken from her parents’ tea plantation, the only home she has ever known, to be raised halfway across the world in Scotland.
As the years pass and her exotic childhood becomes a distant memory, adventurous Sophie finds refuge in her friendship with her kind, shy cousin, Tilly. It is no surprise when the girls follow each other to India to embark on new adventures, new lives and new loves.
But the reality of 1920s India is far removed from their dream: the jungles are too humid and the breathtaking tea gardens too remote. And amongst the stifling beauty, intrigue abounds; while Sophie struggles with affairs of the heart, Tilly, alone in a difficult world, delves into the mystery of Sophie’s parents’ deaths. As the past begins to darken their friendship, will long-held secrets shatter everything they’ve ever striven for?”
This book was more split between the story itself and history than the first book, intertwining both. I know a little bit of the history between India and Britain, so it’s nice being able to read it through the lens of a story. The story itself is full of strong women with whom make it interesting.
As the years pass and her exotic childhood becomes a distant memory, adventurous Sophie finds refuge in her friendship with her kind, shy cousin, Tilly. It is no surprise when the girls follow each other to India to embark on new adventures, new lives and new loves.
But the reality of 1920s India is far removed from their dream: the jungles are too humid and the breathtaking tea gardens too remote. And amongst the stifling beauty, intrigue abounds; while Sophie struggles with affairs of the heart, Tilly, alone in a difficult world, delves into the mystery of Sophie’s parents’ deaths. As the past begins to darken their friendship, will long-held secrets shatter everything they’ve ever striven for?”
This book was more split between the story itself and history than the first book, intertwining both. I know a little bit of the history between India and Britain, so it’s nice being able to read it through the lens of a story. The story itself is full of strong women with whom make it interesting.
May 24, 2020
Cautivadora
Otra historia cautivadora de Janet. Es una historia excelente y me encanta la narración. Lo único que lamento, es que este segundo libro no continuara en dónde terminó el primer libro. Me encantaron los personajes del primer libro y quería saber como continuaban las vidas de estos queridos personajes. Sin embargo, este libro comenzó con la historia de otros personajes. Los personajes del primer libro pasaron a un segundo plano.
Comencé el tercer libro y me dí cuenta que sucede lo mismo, no tiene continuidad dónde terminó este segundo libro. Aunque no me gusta que la autora deje a los personajes en un punto de intriga cuando terminan sus libros y luego los deje en un plano secundario. Sin embargo, no quería ser injusta por esto y darle menos estrellas porque en realidad lo que hubiera querido con el desarrollo de los personajes, es decisión de la autora, no elección de los lectores. La calidad del libro es excelente.
Otra historia cautivadora de Janet. Es una historia excelente y me encanta la narración. Lo único que lamento, es que este segundo libro no continuara en dónde terminó el primer libro. Me encantaron los personajes del primer libro y quería saber como continuaban las vidas de estos queridos personajes. Sin embargo, este libro comenzó con la historia de otros personajes. Los personajes del primer libro pasaron a un segundo plano.
Comencé el tercer libro y me dí cuenta que sucede lo mismo, no tiene continuidad dónde terminó este segundo libro. Aunque no me gusta que la autora deje a los personajes en un punto de intriga cuando terminan sus libros y luego los deje en un plano secundario. Sin embargo, no quería ser injusta por esto y darle menos estrellas porque en realidad lo que hubiera querido con el desarrollo de los personajes, es decisión de la autora, no elección de los lectores. La calidad del libro es excelente.
September 2, 2020
Light and enjoyable
This was a little bit mills and boom as others have said however for some reason I enjoyed it. A little bit of escapism, certainly not a challenging read and laid up in bed for a week this is just what I needed. I enjoyed just ambling along with the story, liked the Indian flavours and just accepted the more far fetched bits that might normally irritate me. I can see why some thought it slow but it held my interest and I was happy to take the time to travel through the story, yes predictable but I found that to be reassuring and comfortable. Normally I would find this sort of book too lightweight but it has hit the spot for whatever reason and I will now read the next in the series. A lovely rolling saga, easy read and recommend if you need to step away from real life for a bit.
This was a little bit mills and boom as others have said however for some reason I enjoyed it. A little bit of escapism, certainly not a challenging read and laid up in bed for a week this is just what I needed. I enjoyed just ambling along with the story, liked the Indian flavours and just accepted the more far fetched bits that might normally irritate me. I can see why some thought it slow but it held my interest and I was happy to take the time to travel through the story, yes predictable but I found that to be reassuring and comfortable. Normally I would find this sort of book too lightweight but it has hit the spot for whatever reason and I will now read the next in the series. A lovely rolling saga, easy read and recommend if you need to step away from real life for a bit.
October 6, 2017
I really enjoyed the second book from the India Tea series. This book follows the next generation of characters with some reference to previous characters, namely Carrie. This book follows Sophie and her cousin Tilly as the leave Scotland to make a new home in India with new husbands. It was wonderful reading about the tea plantations again but it also included life in the Indian forestry department which was really interesting to read about. Sophie is a great character who plays a strong female role in India and is not just found sitting around drinking cups of tea. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
March 23, 2021
Drugi dio serijala o Plantažama čaja donosi priču o rodicama koje se udaju za Škotlandjane koji svoju životnu sreću traže u kolonizatorskoj Indiji.
Ovaj nastavak nam prikazuje sreću u ljubavi koju je sa Veslijem pronašla Kleri, kao i međusobnu povezanost sa novim junakinjama.
Radnja je najvecim dijelom smještena u Indiji, opisujući nevjerovatne i egzotične predjele Himalaja, Lahora, i plantaža čajeva.
Prikazani odnosi kolonizatira prema domaćem stanovništvu uz nagovještaj indijske samostalnosti.
Nestanak Sofinog brata nagovještava radnju trećeg dijela koji još nije preveden kod nas.
Ocjena 4/5
Ovaj nastavak nam prikazuje sreću u ljubavi koju je sa Veslijem pronašla Kleri, kao i međusobnu povezanost sa novim junakinjama.
Radnja je najvecim dijelom smještena u Indiji, opisujući nevjerovatne i egzotične predjele Himalaja, Lahora, i plantaža čajeva.
Prikazani odnosi kolonizatira prema domaćem stanovništvu uz nagovještaj indijske samostalnosti.
Nestanak Sofinog brata nagovještava radnju trećeg dijela koji još nije preveden kod nas.
Ocjena 4/5
August 15, 2018
Loved it. Set partly in Edinburgh and partly in India in the 1920ies, it is a story of Sophie who falls in love with tam partly for the idea she will return to India with him where she was born. It is also a story of Tillie, her cousin who leaps at the first man to propose to her who is already a tea planter in India and while having a rocky start and a pregnancy In hot steamy India goes on to ha e a happy marriage while Sophie is not so lucky. Interesting, characters exhibit well together and the book depicts a classic picture of India down to even some of its not so nice side.
January 30, 2019
Fantastic Historical Fiction,
I won book four of this series on Goodreads. So I bought books 1-3 to read first. So far they could be stand alone books but there are characters in the second book who were in the first book so I am glad I am reading them in order. These books are Captivating and educational. I've learned so much about life in India during British rule. Can't wait to read book 3!
I won book four of this series on Goodreads. So I bought books 1-3 to read first. So far they could be stand alone books but there are characters in the second book who were in the first book so I am glad I am reading them in order. These books are Captivating and educational. I've learned so much about life in India during British rule. Can't wait to read book 3!
July 18, 2019
I really enjoyed this book, I switched between audio and reading, it was easy listening/reading, I liked how it included characters from the previous book The Tea Planters daughter, but detailing two more characters who's lives all become entwined one way or another,at times it bought a tear to my eye as the writer really brings you so well into the story. I can't Wait to read the next book 'The Girl from the Tea Garden' in the series.
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