The Tuscan Contessa: A heartbreaking new novel set in wartime Tuscany Paperback – 23 July 2020

ABOUT THE AUTHOR FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF - The Tea Planter’s Wife, The Sapphire Widow, Daughters of War, Night Train to Marrakech, The Greek House and six others. WHAT OTHER AUTHORS SAY 'A warm and engrossing tale of passion and courage. I loved it' - Rachel Hore, author of A Beautiful Spy 'Love, grief, abandonment, betrayal and secrets … I adored it' - Liz Nugent, author of Our Little Cruelties 'A rich tapestry of courage, passion and family secrets beneath the dark shadows of war' - Hazel Gaynor, author of The Bird in the Bamboo Cage 'A glorious page-turner … a novel to disappear into' - Gill Paul, author of The Secret Wife 'My ideal read; mystery, love, heart-break and joy - I couldn’t put it down' - Santa Montefiore, author of The Beekeeper’s Daughter 'A terrific and atmospheric read, full of riveting detail, and very emotional too. I am sure it will be a big success' - Elizabeth Buchan, author of I Can’t Begin to Tell You 'Dark secrets lie at every turn, hidden beneath layers of 1920s racism and the fearfulness of a crumbling colonial power, making for a thoroughly gripping tale. But what I loved most of all, underpinning the whole narrative, is the moving way in which Dinah writes about the loss of children and the redemptive power of love' - Liz Trenow, author of The Poppy Factory ‘Beautifully written and heart rending… a magical setting with a real sense of period' - Katie Fforde, author of A Vintage Wedding ‘The Tea Planter’s Wife is a wonderful book on so many levels, intensely moving and beautifully observed. I was enthralled from start to finish… A deeply touching and unforgettable read that swept me away. I loved it.' - Kate Furnivall – author of The Liberation 'I LOVED it! Dinah Jefferies writes beautifully' - Lucinda Riley, bestselling author of The Light Behind the Window 'The Separation is as intimate as a kiss and as sharp as the blade of a knife' - David Gillham, author of NYT bestseller City of Women 'The tears are still streaming down my face ... I have three words to describe the book: Captivating, Powerful and Passionate - 'Deborah Rodriguez, bestselling author of The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul 'I read The Separation in three big gulps because I simply didn't want to put it down. It's vivid, atmospheric and very exciting - you can smell the tropics, feel the drenching heat, hear the birds and the bullfrogs - and the story is so well told' - Isabel Wolff, author of Ghostwritten ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dinah was born in Malaysia and moved to England at the age of nine. As a teenager she missed the heat of Malaysia, which left her with a kind of restlessness that led to quite an unusual life. She studied Fashion Design and went to live in Tuscany where she worked as an au-pair for an Italian countess. There was even a time when Dinah lived with a rock band in a ‘hippie’ commune in Suffolk. Although Dinah and her husband spent five wonderful years living in a small 16th Century village in the mountains of Northern Andalusia, she's happy to say they now live close to her family in Gloucestershire along with two crazy Maine Coon cats.