A very enjoyable book full of great descriptions about India and with wonderful characters you care about. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to be taken to the hot climate of India and where you'll meet some characters that become like your friends.

Darjeeling Inheritance by Liz Harris is set on a tea plantation in 1930s. Charlotte has returned from school in England to find that her father has died leaving her his tea plantation. Her mother who is anxious to return to England has made plans for Charlotte's future and like most good stories it unfolds with twists and turns along the way.
I loved this book and think it is one of Liz Harris best books. It was easy to read and the characters were very believable. It has obviously been well researched and I learned a lot about tea production too.

This book was not my usual genre but I throughly enjoyed it.The beautiful descriptions of India’s landscape and explanation of growing and cultivating tea was very interesting and the romantic story was also very satisfactory.I would definitely recommend this enjoyable read.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I really wanted to love this book but in the end it wasn't for me. The character development was nice and the scenes in the book came to life. It was easy for me to imagine myself with the characters. But, the main character spends the entire book thinking about when she should marry the guy her father arranged her to marry. And not quite understanding why she hasn't set a date (She has the exact same conversation about this for three chapters in a row with different people). This caused me to get a bit annoyed at her because I was expecting a strong female character who was breaking conventions. And instead her learning to run the tea plantations was only mentioned every now and again and had no real impact on the story. Others might really enjoy this book but in the end it wasn't for me.

My thanks to Liz Harris, Heywood Press and Net Galley for the ARC of DARJEELING INHERITANCE.
I was automatically drawn to this novel because of its setting. Charlotte Lawrence returns to the tea plantation owned by her family in Sundar, India after finishing her schooling to discover her father has died and her mother is making plans to return to England and leave a country she clearly hates. Charlotte is surprised to learn that her father has left Charlotte the estate but has left a request that she marries Andrew McAllister the son of the neighbouring tea plantation that would secure all their futures. She doesn't know him so sets about to discover more about him under the gaze of her parent and his, both of whom are desperate for the union to go ahead. Yet although she has agreed in principal her reservations prevent her from taking the plunge and she realises there's more to a relationship than the friendship she has with Andrew.

After visiting the tea plantation in Sri Lanka I was interested to get my hands on this book and see if there were any comparison. Loved it! Took me away with the description of landscape and scenery. Such a lovely book Interesting read, lots of detail about tea, and the lives of the British community. Fully recommend this book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thoroughly enjoyed this story and didn't expect some of the twists and turns that appeared. The front cover is lovely.

Darjeeling Inheritance

The year is 1930. Charlotte Lawrence returns to her family's tea plantation in Darjeeling, India, after 11 years at boarding school, accompanied by her friend and chaperone, Ada Eastman. Charlotte longs to see her family again, but when she returns home, her world is turned upside down by the death of her father. As she is the sole heir, Charlotte now owns the plantation, but in an era when women simply didn't run businesses, Charlotte must either marry - so her husband can take over - sell, or buck trends and do it herself.

Meanwhile, her friend Ada is destined to marry a neighbouring plantation owner, despite a questionable past, and nothing will stop her from being a good wife. Or will it?
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I really wanted to like this book. The settings and descriptions are beautifully written, utterly immersive, and I loved the idea of Charlotte forging her own path and running the plantation herself. However, I found there was too much "forbidden romance" foreshadowed throughout the story, culminating in a predictable ending for my taste.

3 stars, though, because the bits I did like were really, really good.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Heywood Press for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Set in India during the 1930's, Charlotte returns home to her father's tea plantation in Darjeeling , to find her father had died just a few days earlier and he had left her Sundar, his wish was for her to marry Andrew Mcallister and merge the two families plantations.

Charlotte despite being a young woman of 18 that she wants to learn all about the tea plantation and processes, while courting Andrew.

Charlotte returned to India with a chaperone Ada, who turns out to be a right harlot!

Interesting read, lots of detail about tea, and the lives of the British community.

I was hooked on this story right from the first page, it’s an addictive easy read. The old empire depicted is spot-on, as it matches perfectly with the India an elderly neighbour once described to me: women in Britain really did marry plantation managers after just a couple of dates, and move to the other side of the world to be with them!
It might be a predictable romance but it is beautifully written, an exotic escape and the characters have good energy. In times like these, just what we need!
Many thanks to Haywood Press for the ARC in return for an honest review.

This was a gentle, pleasant read. I enjoyed the setting and found it interestimg. It was lacking a bit in action but I enjoyed it regardless.

Darjeeling in 1930 was a quaint little hill station in the Himalayas. The Britishers found the climate of Darjeeling conducive for tea cultivation. Soon many tea estates cropped up on the hills of Darjeeling.
Charlotte grew up in a tea estate in Darjeeling called Sundar(beautiful) with her parents. She returned to India from England after completing her education only to find out that her father had passed away with Sundar bequeathed to her. He wished her to marry Andrew, younger son of a fellow tea estate owner. Ada accompanied Charlotte on her trip to India and acted as her chaperone. Charlotte meets Dan Fitzgerald, the assistant manager of the estate who helps her in learning the ropes of managing the tea estate, much to the chagrin of her mother. What follows is a tale of love and betrayal.
It is a well-researched book with details of how tea is grown and processed woven beautifully in the narrative. The vivid description of the picturesque town of Darjeeling is captivating. Charlotte is a young girl who knows her mind and wants to preserve her family's legacy. Ada contrastingly is a deceptive and self-absorbed person. She doesn't give a second thought before backstabbing her friend and deceiving her husband. Also, the position of women in British society wasn't much different from anywhere else in the world. The role of women was primarily to raise the family. I would have appreciated an epilogue that I felt was missing and would have added to the appeal of the book.

This book needs a really good edit. There were so many errors in it that I stopped reading it. The story seemed interesting, but I couldn't get past all the typos and other errors. Sigh

Charlie has just returned to her beloved India and everything is different. She must marry a man that she doesn't even know. Is she willing to give up her freedom to save her father's tea plantation? Liz Harris did a wonderful job with character development. This isn't my typical genre to read, but it's a great read for those looking for a historical piece on women. Thanks to NetGalley and Liz Harris for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Darjeeling Inheritance is a meticulously researched story set in Darjeeling in the 1930s. The descriptions are beautifully written and give the reader a real sense of the atmosphere of the place and the beauty of the landscape. The characters are well-developed and believable, each with their own problems and agenda.

Nineteen-year old Charlotte travels to India with her friendly chaperone, Ada, who is to marry Harry, a tea planter. On arrival at her beloved father’s tea plantation, Charlotte is shocked to find he died the previous day. His dearest wish was that she should marry handsome Andrew, the son of the neighbouring plantation owner. When Charlotte discovers her father has left her his plantation, she decides to wait before marrying a man she doesn’t know and learn about the manufacture of tea.

Dan, Charlotte’s plantation manager, patiently indulges her whim, knowing that a woman will find it near impossible to command respect by the workers. Over the following months, he learns to admire her dogged determination to master the skills required. The reader learns along with Charlotte and the careful research, treated with a light hand, makes this an interesting experience. Meanwhile, Charlotte evolves from a naïve girl to a young woman who knows her own mind, despite maternal pressures. Charlotte’s friend, Ada, initially looking forward to her new life, discovers how lonely life can be for a planter’s wife. She isn’t content to play bridge all day with the other wives and seeks out more diverting amusements.

Darjeeling Inheritance is a vivid and atmospheric story of secrets, guilt, passion and betrayal set in colonial India.

The lush setting is the highlight of this book! The descriptions and details drew me in and I felt fully immersed in the story.

She was left a tea plantation as an inheritance, marry and let a man take over it for her. She has decided she would like to learn how the plantation is run before she marries. How will this change how things should go for her?

I enjoyed the development of the characters in this story. This was a very good story, I enjoyed very much!

Love the story line. Even though, at first I was wondering why the workers were conversing in Nepali rather than Hindi. Was it an historical accuracy? Turn out the reason was told in a backstory. A wonderful story that I feel everyone will love.

As the title suggests this book is about a young woman who inherits a tea plantation in Darjeeling when her father dies unexpectedly. The story follows the first few months of this rather naive 18 year old learning about tea production and life in general. The "baddies" in this tale are women rather than men, despite this being very much a male dominated society (1930 colonial India). Entertaining.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

Darjeeling Inheritance is a book full of Romance , Passion, Family Loyalties & the arrogance of the British in India & especially the communities in the Tea Gardens of the Hill Country .It is full of both light & dark characters & once the story ensnares you ,your caught & have to read every single word .#FB, #Instagram, #GoodReads, #NetGalley, # Amazon.co.uk, #50 Book Reviews, #Reviews Published, #Professional Reader