Throughout the story, readers are also filled in on Perveen’s back story as readers are introduced to her family and friends and learn about her education.” Continue here for my full review of The Widows of Malabar Hill …. Because the widows feel uncomfortable speaking with male investigators, Perveen takes responsibility and great personal risk to determine what really happened on Malabar Hill. As she examines the paperwork, she discovers that the widows who are living in purdah (strict seclusion) have signed over their inheritance to a charity, raising suspicions that they’re being taken advantage of by their guardian. Educated at Oxford, Perveen has a tragic personal history that causes her to be extra vigilant on her new case so that the widows of Malabar Hill are treated fairly after the death of their husband. “In this culturally rich, mystery set in 1920s Bombay, India, Preveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected family, joins her father’s law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links My Summary: I’m linking up today with Davida The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #throwbackthursday. On Thursdays, I’ll be re-sharing a few of these great reads, and today I’m thrilled to share my review of The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey …a mystery inspired by the first female lawyer in India. This year as part of Blog Audit Challenge 2020 I’m going back to update older review posts. Genre/Categories: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Detective, Bombay, Women’s Rights
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
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