Dinah Jefferies was born in Malaysia and moved to England at the age of nine. She has worked in education, lived in a commune and exhibited work as an artist. Dinah's first novel,The Separation, was published by Viking in 2014; The Tea Planter's Wife is her second novel. She is a contributor to the Guardian and other newspapers and lives in Gloucestershire with her husband www.dinahjefferies.com @DinahJefferies
Captivating, powerful and passionate -- Deborah Rodriguez on The Separation A richly detailed story... as intimate as a kiss and as sharp as the blade of a knife -- David Gilham on The Separation