The Fever Tree - Paperback - 9781509852451

From the bestselling author of The World of Susie Wong, a breathtakingly cinematic story full of tragedy and romance, set in 1940s India.Englishman Richard Birkett lives for danger and adventure, so when he is given a perilous mission to India he jumps at the chance. Tasked with convincing a young communist to assassinate the King of Nepal, he ventures into the exotic unknown - concerned only with fulfilling his assignment and finding adventure along the way. But when he meets Lakshmi, a beautiful Indian girl trapped in an unhappy marriage, everything changes and there is suddenly far more at stake . . .A tragic story of intrigue, espionage and heady, intoxicating love, The Fever Tree is a vividly painted portrait of a lost time.

• | Author: Richard Mason
• | Publisher: Policy Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 13, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 310 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 150985245X
• | ISBN-13: 9781509852451