So Much Life Left Over Louis de Bernieres

So Much Life Left Over follows Rosie and Daniel, who met when he served as an aviator and she a nurse during WWI. After the war, they move to Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) so that Daniel can run a tea plantation. Over time, their marriage frays, and deception, betrayal, and despair start to seep in. Throughout it all, the war continues to haunt them. So Much Life Left Over picks up the story de Bernières began in The Dust That Falls from Dreams, but you can read it as a standalone novel too.