Media
Joys of Binge Reading interview, Australia 16th November, 2021
Jenny Wheeler in Binge Reading today talks with Dinah about growing up in Malaysia, the book that helped her break through as an international author and why she enjoys books that are rooted in community stories. (Link)
My Weekly 24th July, 2020
We are thrilled to share an exclusive reading by Dinah Jefferies (author of The Tea Planter’s Wife) from her sweeping new novel The Tuscan Contessa. (Link)
Early Reviews from Better Reading, Australia 7th September, 2021
Preview Verdicts: Daughters of War by Dinah Jefferies (Link)
Article for Better Reading, Australia 15th September, 2021
Dinah Jefferies on Her Family History and Maintaining Hope in the Face of Darkness (Link)
Interview with Dinah in USA Today on-line 14th August 2018
Joyce Lamb interviews Dinah for the Happy Ever After section of USA Today coinciding with the publication of The Sapphire Widow there. (Link)
Dinah Jefferies – a Liz Robinson Author of the Month - Tales Before Bedtime blog 1st August 2018
Interview with Dinah by Liz Robinson (Link)
The Missing Sister on BookTrail 4th March 2019
A guide to some of the key location in The Missing Sister (Link)
Corriere Della Sera - La Lettura 8th January, 2017
Article in Italian triggered by The Tea Planter’s Wife Italian edition being the number one top selling ebook in Italy for 2016 and 4th top selling over the previous 5 years. Incredible. (PDF)
Putting Authors in the Picture: Dinah Jefferies 4th March 2019
Liz Robinson of LoveReading says “I always love looking at the pictures and captions to the author in the picture feature, there is usually a surprise or two waiting to be discovered, and isn’t it fascinating to look at the pictures that mean such a lot to the author. Dinah’s books are gorgeous, full of vivid colour and emotions, and they are also beautifully written.” (Link)
BBC Breakfast TV 3rd October, 2015
Interview with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty on BBC Breakfast TV talking about Dinah’s success with The Tea Planter’s Wife and her positive approach to writing. (Link)
Writing.ie 22nd February, 2016
Dinah Jefferies on Building Characters in The Silk Merchant’s Daughter (Link)
Featured as one of 9 Fantastic Books Set in the 50s & 60s 29th January 2019
So pleased to see The Silk Merchant’s Daughter featured on this list of 9 Fantastic Books Set in the 50s & 60s alongside some amazing other writers. (Link)
One More Page 23rd February, 2016
My Amazing Research Trip To Vietnam by Dinah Jefferies (Link)
Uai, Jornal Estado de Minas 3rd March, 2017
Nahima Maciel writes about The Tea Planter’s Wife and “Bestseller joining romance and historical fiction arrives in Brazil” (Link)
BBC Radio 4 - Womans Hour 13th October, 2015
Dinah Jefferies is relatively new to writing, but her second novel, The Tea Planter’s Wife, has already hit the number 1 slot in the paperback fiction chart. Dinah talks about why she waited until sixty to start her writing career. (Link)
Cotswold Life October, 2015
Katie Jarvis interviews Dinah about the writing of The Tea Planter’s Wife (PDF)
Sample from Audio Book for "The Tea Planter's Wife" September, 2015
Listen to Avita Jay reading The Tea Planter’s Wife. The full audio book is available to purchase (Link)
Gloucestershire Echo 6th October, 2015
Cheltenham author Dinah Jefferies is #1 on Sunday Times Bestseller list with new novel. (Link)
GLWeekend 10th October, 2015
Time For Tea With Dinah – “I don’t have a social life any more because my social life is with my characters.” (PDF)
Rebecca Mascull blog 12th July, 2016
It’s my pleasure today to welcome novelist and fellow Prime Writer Dinah to the blog, to talk about her Sunday Times bestseller The Tea Planter’s Wife and her latest book The Silk Merchant’s Daughter,…. These two novels are beautifully written, with gorgeously exotic settings, twisty-turny plots and memorable characters. (Link)
SoGlos 12th January, 2016
SoGlos speaks to author and seasoned traveller, Dinah Jefferies, about her local life, bestselling book, and anticipated third release. (Link)
Teabox Blog 11th September, 2015
When East Meets West – Dinah writes about choosing writing, choosing the East and what went into the making of The Tea Planter’s Wife. (Link)
Priya Prithviraj 17th September, 2015
Dinah Jefferies is just back from the Bewdley Book Week and she joins me for a short conversation on her latest novel, The Tea Planter’s Wife. (Link)
My First Book Deal 5th September, 2015
Interview with Caroline Madden (Link)
Serendipity Reviews 28th September, 2015
A Letter To My Younger Self (Link)
Experience Travel 5th October, 2015
Nick Clark looks at the logistics of the research trip to Sri Lanka for The Tea Planter’s Wife (Link)
Writing.ie August, 2015
The Importance Of Research (Link)
The Guardian June, 2014
The commune I ended up living in was so extraordinary that, in 1973, the BBC made a documentary about it (Link)
Radio Gorgeous May, 2014
Listen to Dinah’s interview about The Separation and more on the fabulous Radio Gorgeous – the place where women do the talking (Link)
Hi Magazine Sri Lanka 2015
Interview with Tina Edward Gunawardhana (PDF)
Bookanista May, 2014
The Ghosts Within – background to the writing of The Separation (Link)
Gloucestershire Echo 8th October, 2014
Cheltenham Literature Festival: Dinah Jefferies on Telling Truths and The Separation (Link)
Dinah Jefferies: 'I felt robbed of our last moments together' - Daily Mail 25 May 2014
Article on the loss of my son in an accident at school when he was 14. In the Daily Mail (Link)
Losing everything at SIXTY can be the making of you: 7 July 2014
I had planned the perfect retirement in the sun. The the financial crash of 2008 changed everything. In the Daily Mail (Link)