The Jasmine Wife - Jane Cloverdale

Written by Jane Cloverdale
Read by Stephanie Beattie
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length; 11hr 7min
Publisher; Harper Collins, 2020

“I hope you will not be a jasmine wife, like some of the English ladies who come here.”

“What do you mean? What is a jasmine wife?”

“Well, they fade fast, or become ill and wilt like jasmine does almost as soon as it’s picked, or their marriages fade just as quickly because of the strain.”

A sweeping epic romance set in the British Raj.

Sarah Archer’s future as the dutiful wife of a British official in India seems assured, until a chance meeting with the gorgeous and powerful French-Indian, Ravi Sabran, changes the course of her destiny.

As the veneer of polite society wears off in the heat of the Indian sun, Sarah soon realises that nothing is as it appears to be, especially her husband Charles…

In the beautiful jasmine gardens of the palace of the Maharajah, Sarah follows a forbidden path… towards Ravi and the long-buried secrets of her own birth.

“Jane Coverdale so wonderfully takes you back to the era where Great Britain still occupied India. She so distinctly describes the sights, sounds, and smells, it feels as if you are really in India! It is quite apparent she has been to this country. The historical context she uses to describe gender roles and the different ideologies of two conflicting cultures that were forced to intertwine are very accurate….In Sarah’s case, she slowly learns that she cannot survive living the English way of life in India when she consistently witnesses the joys and freedom Indian women around her have. As she searches for answers of her unknown past, she also finds courage to make an unheard of decision for her own well being.”