Bibliograph

The widows of Malabar Hill, Sujata Massey

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Label

The widows of Malabar Hill, Sujata Massey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes recipes

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The widows of Malabar Hill

Responsibility statement

Sujata Massey

Series statement

Perveen Mistry, 1

Summary

1920s Bombay. Perveen Mistry has just joined her father's law firm. Mistry Law has been appointed to execute the will of Mr. Omar Farid, a wealthy Muslim mill owner who has left three widows behind. But as Perveen is going through the paperwork, she notices something strange: all three of the wives have signed over their full inheritance to a charity. Perveen is suspicious, especially since one of the widows has signed her form with an X, meaning she probably couldn't even read the document. The Farid widows live in full purdah, in strict seclusion, never leaving the women's quarters or speaking to any men. Are they being taken advantage of by an unscrupulous guardian? Perveen tries to investigate, and realizes her instincts about the will were correct when tensions escalate to murder. Now it is her responsibility to figure out what really happened on Malabar Hill, and to ensure that no innocent women or children are in further danger

Target audience

adult

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