This is one of the two novels I brought home from the red telephone box book exchange in Aldwark yesterday when we went for a drive in the countryside and I took a few books to swap on the way. It was good to see some greenery after months of coronavirus lockdown!
I chose it because it looked interesting. I've since discovered that I enjoyed The Rose Grower by this author, way back in 2007.

From Google Overview: "A flamboyant beauty who once partied with the Prince of Wales and who now, in her seventh decade, has "gone native" in a Ceylonese jungle. A proud, Oxford-educated lawyer who unwittingly seals his own professional fate when he dares to solve the sensational Hamilton murder case that has rocked the upper echelons of local society. A young woman who retreats from her family and the world after her infant brother is found suffocated in his crib. These are among the linked lives compellingly portrayed in a novel everywhere hailed for its dazzling grace and savage wit -- a spellbinding tale of family and duty, of legacy and identity, a novel that brilliantly probes the ultimate mystery of what makes us who we are."

An engrossing tale that takes place during about 70 years of change in 20th century Ceylon/Sri Lanka. A good story, well-written, that still leaves the reader guessing at the end . . .

Carrying Christmas Greetings and my Very Best Wishes for a Covid-reduced Future :-)

A 1930s who dun it in an exotic setting. Ideal choice, thankyou Nuknees!