I've actually read this book. The first and last chapters are personal
accounts of the author's work on a tea plantation in Africa. These
are, in my opinion, the most interesting parts of the book. The rest
is sort of a revisionist history of tea that exposes and emphasizes
the various cruelties inflicted upon the people of Ceylon, India and
China by the tea trade. Definitely an interesting read for anyone who
cares about the history of tea.

--Alex