BOOK REVIEW: THE WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL BY SUJATA MASSEY

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Title: The Widows of Malabar Hill
Author: Sujata Massey
Published: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 385
Rating: 4/5

Summary:
Set in Bombay in the 1920's, Perveen Mistry is the first female lawyer in the city and is investigating a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in seclusion.

Review:
I so enjoyed this book, it was a joy to read!

I thought this was charming and engrossing and I love so many things about it: the setting, the time period, the characters (especially the main character). The storyline brings up all of these different issues and discussions about women of this time, which I absolutely loved. There are two timelines in this book, both of which I found really fascinating. I felt like the switching between the two flowed really well throughout the book.

I do think the book tries to do a lot in a short amount of time though, and I sometimes wished we'd gotten to spend a bit more time exploring the different situations, it sometimes feel a little bit rushed. I also wish we'd gotten more time to get to know some of the side characters, especially Perveen's best friend who feels a bit one-dimensional, but other than that, I thought this was fantastic.

I'm already very much looking forward to the next book in this series, I can't wait to see what mysteries lies ahead for this group of characters.

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