The Fever Tree

<p>From the bestselling author of <i>The World of Susie Wong </i>a breathtakingly cinematic story full of tragedy and romance set in 1940s India.</p><p>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. </p><p>But when he meets Lakshmi a beautiful Indian girl trapped in an unhappy marriage everything changes and there is suddenly far more at stake . . .</p><p>A tragic story of intrigue espionage and heady intoxicating love <i>The Fever Tree </i>is a vividly painted portrait of a lost time.</p>