Rainy Day Reads

This book is set in Ceylon in the 1920s and 1930s. We follow Gwen, a young English woman who has married an older man who owns a tea plantation. Before she even steps foot on Ceylon she starts coming upon secret after secret and the book oozes of an ominous and slightly creepy feeling. Basically all of the characters seem to be keeping secrets; there is the mysterious Mr. Ravasinghe whom Laurence, the husband, hates for no apparent reason, the sister-in-law who seems slightly unhinged, the plantation manager who seems dark and domineering and finally the husband himself who seems to distance himself from his young wife in-between moments of love and passion. Gwen becomes pregnant soon after her arrival and the pair are happy to be starting their family. However, when she gives birth she must make a choice and this choice will haunt her for many years to come. She joins the secret keepers with a massive secret of her own and we follow the family’s dance trying to keep their...