Der Traum von Assam
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Summary
She’s gone in search of happy memories。 But was her idyllic childhood in India an illusion？
After the Second World War， Libby Robson leaves chilly England for India， and the childhood home where she left her heart—and her beloved father， James—fourteen years ago。
At first Libby is intoxicated by India’s vibrant beauty: the bustle of Calcutta， the lush tea gardens of Assam。 But beneath the surface a rebellion is simmering: India is on the brink of Partition， and the days of British rule are numbered。 As the owner of a tea plantation， James embodies the hated colonial regime， and Libby finds herself questioning her idealised memories—particularly when she meets the dashing freedom fighter Ghulam Khan。
As Partition looms， life in India becomes precarious for Libby， James and even Ghulam。 And when James reveals a shameful family secret， Libby is forced to question her past—and her future。
After the Second World War， Libby Robson leaves chilly England for India， and the childhood home where she left her heart—and her beloved father， James—fourteen years ago。
At first Libby is intoxicated by India’s vibrant beauty: the bustle of Calcutta， the lush tea gardens of Assam。 But beneath the surface a rebellion is simmering: India is on the brink of Partition， and the days of British rule are numbered。 As the owner of a tea plantation， James embodies the hated colonial regime， and Libby finds herself questioning her idealised memories—particularly when she meets the dashing freedom fighter Ghulam Khan。
As Partition looms， life in India becomes precarious for Libby， James and even Ghulam。 And when James reveals a shameful family secret， Libby is forced to question her past—and her future。
Reviews
Carol Crimmins
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Nice long full story Book number four in a four book series。 The story takes you full circle and is really wonderful。 I would highly recommend reading all three of the others first。 It’s full of love and heartbreak and secrets and triumphs。 Loved the whole series！
Hayley
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This is the last book in The India Tea series， of which I haven’t read any others。 I found it really interesting to read about India’s partition as I had no idea that was how Pakistan came about and how recent it was。 The descriptions of India were good and I could actually feel the heat。 There were a lot of characters with a lot of individual stories going on and at one point I’d actually forgotten what the main story was about。 So overall it was a good story， however for me the book was just t This is the last book in The India Tea series， of which I haven’t read any others。 I found it really interesting to read about India’s partition as I had no idea that was how Pakistan came about and how recent it was。 The descriptions of India were good and I could actually feel the heat。 There were a lot of characters with a lot of individual stories going on and at one point I’d actually forgotten what the main story was about。 So overall it was a good story， however for me the book was just too long and a bit repetitive。 It also got a little too deep politically for me in parts。 This did make me struggle with it and it became a bit of a chore to finish。 Thank you NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK/Lake Union Publishing for letting me read and review this book。 。。。more
Sallyann Edson
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Like a great movieLike all great movies this book is so well written that you can almost feel you are there， a character actively involved。 I really didn't want it to end！ Very difficult to put down！ Beautiful from beginning to end。 A tear jerker full of happiness and sadness and the harsh reality of the effects of Partition in India！ Like a great movieLike all great movies this book is so well written that you can almost feel you are there， a character actively involved。 I really didn't want it to end！ Very difficult to put down！ Beautiful from beginning to end。 A tear jerker full of happiness and sadness and the harsh reality of the effects of Partition in India！ 。。。more
Terri Maldonado
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Can’t Put It Down！I am losing sleep over reading this book。 So interesting， I can’t put it down！ I hope you read this series。 Delightful！
Maureen Bridgewater
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What a marvellous book to read。 Exciting characters and plot。 In places， I was moved to tears with the excellence of the writing。 Hard to put down highly recommended。
Nicole
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Listened to this as Audiobook and really enjoyed the characters and storyline in India when British were there about to change to independence。 Romance， politics， drama， family and history
marisela valero
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Romántica Entretenida y romántica。。。 me。dio una breve descripción de la India y Calcuta y su historia。。。parece que seguiré leyendo esta saga
Lornakeyes Keyes
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Brilliantly researched book。Such an enjoyable book。 Entertaining and extremely likable characters and well researched。 Definitely worthy of the five star rating I have given it。
Esther
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I enjoyed the other books of the series， but perhaps this was not my favorite book。 If we compare it with the other books in this serie， I found this book to have much more dialogues and less action than the others。 I would say I liked the historical part since I didnt know much about it， and the descriptions of India and the landscapes is still superb， and makes you feel like you are there and want to see all those places。
Jean
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I enjoyed the entire series。 Included history of India which was unfamiliar to me。
barbara walker
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I've really enjoyed the four bpoks in this series and would definitely recommend them to anyone who loves a goid love story with plenty of historical detail。 I've really enjoyed the four bpoks in this series and would definitely recommend them to anyone who loves a goid love story with plenty of historical detail。 。。。more
Gill
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This latest book in the Tea Garden series is a captivating read。 The setting in pre-independance India is luscious， and the book is beautifully written。
tjpallatto
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Just beautiful！The 4th in the series， this historical fiction brings everything around to a beautiful conclusion。 I wish there were more in the series。
Denisse Re
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Los Secretos de AssamLos secretos de Assam， muy interesante costumbrista un relato histórico muy ameno。 Un momento trascendente para la India de Gandhi 。
louisa goddard
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After reading the other books about the tea garden I couldn’t wait to start this one and I wasn’t disappointed brilliant from start to finish
Jacqueline
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ExtraordinarioEste cuarto libro de esta saga， es tan extraordinario como los anteriores， pero al ser el último la tristeza de saber que la historia no continuará es inevitable。 El desarrollo de todos los personajes a través de los cuatro libros es excelente。 Amar a estos personajes y despedirse de ellos es triste。 Felicito a la autora por estos libros tan extraordinarios。
AnneMarie Brear
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Excellent series！
Marie Fisk
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India Tea Garden seriesThis series is a wonderful story of a very important part of history。 War， romance， great descriptions of India， and the people who helped change it。 I highly recommend this series， the author did a wonderful job。
Mirtha Lamas
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Este cuarto libro de la serie me encantó。Lo considero imprescindible para que la historia deje al lector satisfecho。 Aunque hay mucho también para continuarla。 Es tan atrapante que cuesta cortar su lectura。 Muy ameno e interesante por la información que brinda。 Felicitaciones a la autora y su equipo。
Amy Ingalls
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I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway。 It is the 4th in the series， and I hadn't read any of the previous books。 So for the first third of the book， I felt a little lost。 It was like I went along with a friend to her family reunion-- everyone had a history and stories， and I was the outsider， struggling to follow along and remember who was who。 Ultimately I was able to place everyone and follow along， but it definitely would have been better if I had read this series in order。I loved the setti I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway。 It is the 4th in the series， and I hadn't read any of the previous books。 So for the first third of the book， I felt a little lost。 It was like I went along with a friend to her family reunion-- everyone had a history and stories， and I was the outsider， struggling to follow along and remember who was who。 Ultimately I was able to place everyone and follow along， but it definitely would have been better if I had read this series in order。I loved the setting。 The tea plantation in India， the country becoming independent from Britain， partition- I haven't read much about this tumultuous time and found it very interesting。 There was just something that kept me from becoming truly engaged with the characters and the story until more than 2/3 of the way into it。 I don't know if it was the writing style or the fact that I started with book number 4。 Or maybe it was a tad longer than it needed to be。 Overall， my impression was that this book was okay。 。。。more
Yvonne Marshall
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Wonderful seriesI choose a 5 star rating， I felt this series deserved it。 I was captivated from the first book。 This author is just wonderful， I hated finishing this book。
Dawn lawson
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I loved the India tea stories ， you get to learn about the history of growing and producing the tea that end up in the tea rooms ，the culture that influence the owner and their worker who depends on the profits to feed their own family。
Sharon Kane
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Good readEnjoyed this book as much as the others。 Really good author。 Would recommend her books to anyone。 All her books that I have read I have enjoyed。
Jackie Orr
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Took a while to get into and follows the same broad formula as the previous hooks。 But it follows the progression towards Indian independence and is just a generally enjoyable read！
Wytzia Raspe
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Most interesting and last in the series。 Independence is coming and with is the dividing of India。 The family sees their lives uprooted。 The novel brings home the harshness of those days。 Nowadays this is still effecting the people living in Assam。（recommend reading the whole series as a history of India）
Katherine Garrood
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An Emotional Climax for Characters and the CountryBest book in the series。 I loved this book and the emotional tales it told。 Adela's was a particularly difficult read but was completely right; James' nervous relationships with his daughter， his wife and his past; Libby's love of India and it's people despite attempts to push her away; and the overarching tale of the British leaving India， partition and a people torn apart。 This book would not have the same impact without having read the rest of An Emotional Climax for Characters and the CountryBest book in the series。 I loved this book and the emotional tales it told。 Adela's was a particularly difficult read but was completely right; James' nervous relationships with his daughter， his wife and his past; Libby's love of India and it's people despite attempts to push her away; and the overarching tale of the British leaving India， partition and a people torn apart。 This book would not have the same impact without having read the rest of the series and it is really worth sticking with them。 。。。more
Denise
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A lovely ending to the India Tea series。 The audibles for all 4 books were excellent。 This final book is set in India & England after WW2。
Armonia
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He llegado al final de la serie， debo decir que es una historia apasionante que invita a seguir leyendo para saber el destino de los personajes。Esta cuarta entrega cierra las historias de todos los personajes y lo hace de forma magnífica sin dejar hilos sueltos。 En el transcurso puede que algo no me haya gustado，comportamientos，decisiones，etc pero no cabe duda que son historias muy bien hilvanadas，a veces de forma inesperada，llena de emociones，tristezas，alegrías，tragedias y momentos mágicos llen He llegado al final de la serie， debo decir que es una historia apasionante que invita a seguir leyendo para saber el destino de los personajes。Esta cuarta entrega cierra las historias de todos los personajes y lo hace de forma magnífica sin dejar hilos sueltos。 En el transcurso puede que algo no me haya gustado，comportamientos，decisiones，etc pero no cabe duda que son historias muy bien hilvanadas，a veces de forma inesperada，llena de emociones，tristezas，alegrías，tragedias y momentos mágicos llenos de amor y ternura。Los trozos históricos muy bien ensamblados，no aburren ni se hacen tediosos，sino que resultan interesantes。 Los personajes bien diseñados，con defectos y virtudes。 La serie invita a amar la India con su diversidad。Felicito a la autora y recomiendo la serie 。。。more
Sandra Montgomery
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I did enjoy this book， it was a different to other books I have read about India and Pakistan。i have no knowledge of what happened at the time of partition。 Only what I have read in books and news papers。 I hope this was true because I can’t understand racial prejudices 。 But all in all it was a very good story。
Claire
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I received The Secrets of the Tea Garden as part of a Goodreads giveaway。After World War II， Libby Robson leaves war-ravaged England， where she has spent the last dozen years， to her birthplace in India， where she was born and lived most of her childhood。 There she reunites with her estranged father James， who remained in South Asia during the war， as well as a passel of other friends and relatives。 The India she encounters， however， is one on the cusp of a great--and violent--change， as the cou I received The Secrets of the Tea Garden as part of a Goodreads giveaway。After World War II， Libby Robson leaves war-ravaged England， where she has spent the last dozen years， to her birthplace in India， where she was born and lived most of her childhood。 There she reunites with her estranged father James， who remained in South Asia during the war， as well as a passel of other friends and relatives。 The India she encounters， however， is one on the cusp of a great--and violent--change， as the country gains its independence and is partitioned into two states， primarily Hindu India and primarily Muslim Pakistan。 We also revisit the continuing storylines of some of the series' other characters。 What Libby thought would be a nostalgic homecoming turns into anything but， as she faces the aftermath of British rule in India， confronts her father's demons， and falls for an Indian Muslim political activist。Like some others， I did not read the previous books in the series and so it took me probably two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through the book to have a solid handle on who was who。 It's not a positive or a negative; simply a heads-up for those diving right in。 This is part romance， part historical fiction。 The former being a genre that doesn't often deal with this period， it was an interesting choice and I learned a lot about an era I'm not terribly familiar with。 That said， I found myself much more interested in the historical fiction part of the narrative rather than the relationship between Libby and Ghulam。 I didn't dislike either of them; I just found the surrounding narrative a lot more engaging （and frankly， important）。 I did appreciate that the fate of the side characters （the main characters from previous books） weren't always black and white， or uniformly happy。 People who may have had a happy ending in "their" story have died， been hurt， or grown apart， which is， honestly， refreshing in the "happily ever after" genre of romance: things don't always end up flowers and roses。 It certainly made me interested in reading more of this series。 。。。more
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