The tea planter's wife : (Record no. 1149)

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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field ICES
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780451495976 (hbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0451495977 (hbk.)
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 080
Item number JEF
100 1# - PERSONAL NAME (AUTHOR)
Personal name Jefferies, Dinah,
9 (RLIN) 3495
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The tea planter's wife :
Remainder of title a novel /
Statement of responsibility, etc Dinah Jefferies.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 418 p
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Gwendolyn, a young Englishwoman, marries Laurence, an older widower and tea plantation owner. At first Gwen finds it hard to adjust to the customs and racial issues, but on discovering she is pregnant Gwen is determined to be a good mother and a support to her husband. When Laurence's sister Verity visits, questions are raised about Laurence's first marriage and secrets about his past.
648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM
Chronological term 1505-1948
Source of heading or term fast
-- 3496
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Married women
Form subdivision Fiction.
9 (RLIN) 3497
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element British
Geographic subdivision Sri Lanka
Form subdivision Fiction.
9 (RLIN) 3498
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Tea plantations
Geographic subdivision Sri Lanka
Form subdivision Fiction.
9 (RLIN) 3499
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Secrecy
Form subdivision Fiction.
9 (RLIN) 3500
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pregnancy
Form subdivision Fiction.
9 (RLIN) 3501
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element British.
Source of heading or term fast
9 (RLIN) 3502
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Married women.
Source of heading or term fast
9 (RLIN) 3503
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pregnancy.
Source of heading or term fast
9 (RLIN) 3504
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Secrecy.
Source of heading or term fast
9 (RLIN) 3505
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Tea plantations.
Source of heading or term fast
9 (RLIN) 3506
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Wives
Form subdivision Fiction.
Source of heading or term sears
9 (RLIN) 3507
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element British
Geographic subdivision Sri Lanka
Form subdivision Fiction.
Source of heading or term sears
9 (RLIN) 3498
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Plantations
Geographic subdivision Sri Lanka
Form subdivision Fiction.
Source of heading or term sears
9 (RLIN) 3508
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Secrecy
Form subdivision Fiction.
Source of heading or term sears
9 (RLIN) 3500
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pregnancy
Form subdivision Fiction.
Source of heading or term sears
9 (RLIN) 3501
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Sri Lanka
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 1505-1948
Form subdivision Fiction.
9 (RLIN) 3509
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Sri Lanka.
Source of heading or term fast
9 (RLIN) 1250
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Sri Lanka
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 20th century
Form subdivision Fiction.
Source of heading or term sears
9 (RLIN) 3510
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Historical fiction
Source of term fast
-- 3511
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Fiction.
Source of term fast
-- 3512
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term History.
Source of term fast
-- 3384
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Historical fiction.
Source of term lcgft
-- 3511
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Historical fiction.
Source of term sears
-- 3511
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Historical fiction.
Source of term gsafd
-- 3511
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Other/Generic Classification Scheme
Koha item type Reference Books
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
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