From the internationally bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife comes a sweeping, breathtaking story of love and betrayal set in 1935 Ceylon. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem to have it all. Except what they long for: a child. After Elliott's sudden death, Louisa is left alone to solve the mystery he left behind.