| Author: | Geoffrey Bird | ISBN: | 1230003067307 |
| Publisher: | Geoffrey Bird | Publication: | June 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Geoffrey Bird |
| ISBN: | 1230003067307 |
| Publisher: | Geoffrey Bird |
| Publication: | June 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
When John Butler learns that his late father’s only bequest is a sprawling coffee plantation in distant Ceylon, he resentfully decides to travel there from his home in Manchester to sign the deeds and take possession of the estate – intending to sell it as soon as possible in order to fund his wild gambling.
But his plans are thwarted. Soon after his arrival in sweltering Ceylon, a storm ravages the estate and destroys what remains of his already blighted coffee-crop. Taunted by brutal plantation-owner William Paget, John is about to give up for good and go home when he discovers among the ruined trees a sturdy crop of tea-bushes. John rashly determines to make a go of it.
His tea estate thrives, he falls in love with a local girl and begins to feel at home in his new life. But John has reckoned without the jealousy of William Paget, and the older man will stop at nothing to see his rival’s business founder. When the bank from which John has borrowed money collapses, he is forced to gamble once more – and this time the stakes are everything he owns and loves.
One Man's Empire is a suspenseful and action-packed adventure and a stirring account of one man's coming-of-age during the heyday of the British Empire.
When John Butler learns that his late father’s only bequest is a sprawling coffee plantation in distant Ceylon, he resentfully decides to travel there from his home in Manchester to sign the deeds and take possession of the estate – intending to sell it as soon as possible in order to fund his wild gambling.
But his plans are thwarted. Soon after his arrival in sweltering Ceylon, a storm ravages the estate and destroys what remains of his already blighted coffee-crop. Taunted by brutal plantation-owner William Paget, John is about to give up for good and go home when he discovers among the ruined trees a sturdy crop of tea-bushes. John rashly determines to make a go of it.
His tea estate thrives, he falls in love with a local girl and begins to feel at home in his new life. But John has reckoned without the jealousy of William Paget, and the older man will stop at nothing to see his rival’s business founder. When the bank from which John has borrowed money collapses, he is forced to gamble once more – and this time the stakes are everything he owns and loves.
One Man's Empire is a suspenseful and action-packed adventure and a stirring account of one man's coming-of-age during the heyday of the British Empire.
