Tale Of A Tea Planter

I enjoyed this short (55 page) book about working in a tea plantation in West Bengal, near Darjeeling, just after WWII. The author worked for 12 years, 6 as an assistant, 6 as a manager.
It was well written, interesting and a balance of informative and anecdotal. It contained some good anecdotes - to quote one I enjoyed:
After a prolonged inspection, it was brought to my notice that the engineer assistant had within the company's property, one Anglo Indian girlfriend, one full grown leopard, and one half grown tiger. Jack also had a mongoose which was a perfect nuisance, and with a passion for fried eggs. Jack lost his breakfast many times. The tiger would hear the servant running the water for his master's evening bath, then race up the steps and plunge straight in. Jack never cured him of this trick.
He goes on to explain the outcome of all four of these ‘non-compliances'...