The Secrets of the Tea Garden Quotes

“Because once you start excluding one group then where do you stop?”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden

“He’s just like Jinnah – enjoys the good things in life too much to be devout.”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden

“Adela also liked Jane’s cheerful, red-cheeked husband with his bluff Yorkshire humour. Charlie Latimer had a knack of cajoling the staff into doing Jane’s bidding in the kitchen while entertaining them with lurid catering stories from his time in the army. He had twice the patience that Adela did. She wrote to Clarrie full of confidence that the café would not only survive under its new management, but also thrive. As Adela’s thoughts turned increasingly to India and Belgooree, she hungered for news, but her mother had not written since shortly after the Independence celebrations. Sam was reassuring. ‘Your mother will be run off her feet in the gardens at this time of year,’ he said. ‘The factory will be at full production.’ Adela put her hands around his face and kissed him in affection. ‘You sound like a tea planter already,’ she teased. He caught her round the waist and tugged her closer. ‘I can’t wait.’ He grinned and kissed her robustly back. On the afternoon of Bonnie’s birthday party, Adela felt even more queasy than usual. She had been busy all morning helping to decorate the café and had hardly stopped to eat or drink.”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden

“any more worry.’ Libby asked, ‘Does he say whether Ghulam and Fatima know about their father being so ill?”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden

“suddenly struggling to speak. She chose that moment to make her move. ‘Ghulam’s kindly agreed to give me”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden

“it quite clear that nothing could come of our friendship. Despite his newsy letters, I’m still not sure that he sees me as anything more than a penfriend.’ ‘Well, there’s only one way of finding out,’ said Sophie, ‘and that’s seeing him again in person.’ ‘So you think I should?’ ‘If you care for him, then, yes, I do. Rafi was brave enough to come looking for me in the hopes that I felt the same way as he did. I’ve given thanks every day since that he did.’ Libby leant towards Sophie and squeezed her shoulder. ‘Rafi will look after himself. He’s not going to do anything rash – he adores you too much to put himself in danger.”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden

“They were interrupted by Dorothy bringing in a tray of tea things, a girl of about three following and clinging on to her skirt while peering at the visitor. She reminded Adela of fair-haired little Bonnie. ‘Hello.’ Adela smiled at her. ‘What’s your name?’ The girl darted behind her mother. ‘This is Maureen,’ said”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden

“Her father shifted in his seat.”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden

“Comrades!’ he bellowed. ‘There is a saying in our country that if you have one Calcuttan you have a poet; if you have two, you have a political party; and if you have three”
― Janet MacLeod Trotter, The Secrets of the Tea Garden