The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2)

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The highly anticipated follow up to the critically acclaimed novel The Widows of Malabar Hill.India, 1922 It is rainy season in the lush, remote Sahyadri mountains, where the princely state of Satapur is tucked away A curse seems to have fallen upon Satapur s royal family, whose maharaja died of a sudden illness shortly before his teenage son was struck down in a tragic hunting accident The state is now ruled by an agent of the British Raj on behalf of Satapur s two maharanis, the dowager queen and her daughter in law The royal ladies are in a dispute over the education of the young crown prince, and a lawyer s counsel is required However, the maharanis live in purdah and do not speak to men Just one person can help them Perveen Mistry, Bombay s only female lawyer Perveen is determined to bring peace to the royal house and make a sound recommendation for the young prince s future, but she arrives to find that the Satapur palace is full of cold blooded power plays and ancient vendettas Too late, she realizes she has walked into a trap But whose And how can she protect the royal children from the palace s deadly curse Download The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2) By Sujata Massey – kino-fada.fr I loved, loved this 2nd book about woman lawyer Perveen Mistry, set in the princely state of Satapur, tucked away in the remote Sahyadri mountains India, 1922 Wonderfully engaging story, although fictional, a lot to learn, about for example purdah, women living separate and not speaking to men This book is about the Satapur s royal family, whose maharaja died of a sudden illness, as well as his teenage son, died in a tragic hunting accident The royal ladies grandmother and mother are in di I loved, loved this 2nd book about woman lawyer Perveen Mistry, set in the princely state of Satapur, tucked away in the remote Sahyadri mountains India, 1922 Wonderfully engaging story, although fictional, a lot to learn, about for example purdah, women living separate and not speaking to men This book is about the Satapur s royal family, whose maharaja died of a sudden illness, as well as his teenage son, died in a tragic hunting accident The royal ladies grandmother and mother are in dispute over the education of the young crown prince and a lawyer s counsel is required So Perveen travels to Satapur and the story unfolds 4.4, absolutely loved it,to follow, and already looking forward to the next book Would definitely recommend this book to my friends here Here s the story It is rainy season and Preveen travels t...This is the second in the series and not quite as strong as the first In the 1920 s the female Bombay lawyer, Perveen, is unable to argue in court and works as a solicitor for her father s firm She is hired as a counselor to determine the education of a crown prince which is in dispute between his mother and grandmother, the dowager queen The men of the royal family have tragically died so an agent of the state now rules the province Once again, the women are observing purdah and once again This is the second in the series and not quite as strong as the first In the 1920 s the female Bombay lawyer, Perveen, is unable to argue in court and works as a solicitor for her father s firm She is hired as a counselor to determine the education of a crown prince which is in dispute between his mother and grandmothe...I won this ARC in a GoodReads Giveaway The Satapur Moonstone marks the second adventure with the formidable, delightful paid female solicitor and unpaid sleuth , Parveen Mistry This second effort, like the first one features great storytelling, fascinating characters and a smart, courageous heroine worth investing in, leaving me wantingI can t wait to see where the next adventure takes us and I really hope a certain Colin Sandringham will be also be featured or at least hovering somewh I won this ARC in a GoodReads Giveaway The Satapur Moonstone marks the second adventure with the formidable, delightful paid female solicitor and unpaid sleuth , Parveen Mistry This second effort, like the first one features great storytelling, fascinating characters and a smart, courageous heroine worth investing in, leaving me wantingI can t wait to see where the next adventure takes us and I really hope a certain Coli...Probably a 3.5 that is closer to a 3, but it gets the bump up for being the book to get me out of my reading slump Watch me talk about the book in my October wrap upI had hoped to come back to the Perveen Mistry books in print and enjoy myselfand happily I did I very much disliked the audiobook of the first novel I was pleased that the setting here moved to somewhere new and we got to see Perveen mostly on her own Part of the pleasure of this kind of book is diving into a piece of history I don t know well, exploring a whole new set of customs and beliefs, and we get a very different world here than we did in the first book, looking at the Hindu I had hoped to come back to the Perveen Mistry books in print and enjoy myselfand happily I did I very much disliked the audiobook of the first novel I was pleased that the setting here moved to somewhere new and we got to see Perveen mostly on her own Part of the pleasure of this kind of book is diving into a piece of history I don t know well, exploring a whole new set of customs and beliefs, and we get a very different world here than we did in the first ...3.5 stars, rounded up The author does a great job evoking a remote corner of India vivid descriptions of a place far from Perveen s cosmopolitan home in Bombay.The mood of the book is almost gothic Perveen is constantly on edge while at the palace, what with talk of poisonings The mysterious deaths of the maharani and his eldest son are still being questioned the younger maharani fears for the life of her surviving son, Jiva Rao Everything comes to a head when young Jiva Rao disappears Wa 3.5 stars, rounded up The author does a great job evoking a remote corner of India vivid descriptions of a place far from Perveen s cosmopolitan home in Bombay.The mood of the book is almost gothic Perveen is constantly on edge while at the palace, what with talk of poisonings The mysterious deaths of the maharani and his eldest son are still being questioned t...I received a free ARC of this book via the F2F mystery group that I attend I will be passing on the ARC to another member of the group in preparation for the group s future discussion of the book.As I expected, this wasn t as interesting or intense as the first book I m not a fan of mysteries that center on royal courts The sort of conflicts that arise are predictable I still love Perveen as the protagonist The British agent who was supervising her was also interesting Yet the most surpris I received a free ARC of this book via the F2F mystery group that I attend I will be passing on the ARC to another member of the group in preparation for the group s future discussion of the book.As I expected, this wasn t as interesting or intense as the first book I m not a fan of mysteries that center on royal courts The sort of conflicts that arise are predictable I still love Perveen as the protag...The first book The Widows of Malabar Hill was one of my best reads of 2018 so I was eager to read this second entry in the Perveen Mistry series The time is 1922 and the location is India Perveen is a female lawyer which is quite a feat for the times since women are treated as second class citizens without most rights She, however, can not litigate in court room but deals mainly with women s issues where men can not have contact with women She also does paper work in her father s law firm.Pe The first book The Widows of Malabar Hill was one of my best reads of 2018 so I was eager to read this second entry in the Perveen Mistry series The time is 1922 and the location is India Perveen is a female lawyer which is quite a feat for the times since women are treated as second class citizens without most rights She, however, can not litigate in court room but deals mainly with women s issues where men can not have contact with women She also does paper work in her father s law firm.Pereen is very bright and intuitive and knows how to handle delicate situations She is going to places most women can not travel alone to She travels to Satapur to resolve a problem between two maharanis who are in disagreement over the future education of a young prince who will reign over the area in about 10 years There is hard travel through the jungle to arrive a...I loved the first book and couldn t wait to join Perveen on another lawerly adventure I listened to the audiobook once again a little sad that they switched narrators as I liked the previous narrator a bit , although I think the new narrator might appealto mature listeners and by mature I mean even older than my almost 42 years This time Perveen is off to a palace in Satapur, trying to decide the educational future of a young King to be, as his widowed mother and widowed grandmo I loved the first book and couldn t wait to join Perveen on another lawerly adventure I listened to the audiobook once again a little sad that they switched narrators as I liked the previous narrator a bit , although I think the new narrator might appealto mature listeners and by mature I mean even older than my almost 42 years This time Perveen is off to a palace in Satapur, trying to decide the educational future of a young King to be, as his widowed mother and widowed grandmother are in disagreement On her way to the remote location, Perveen meets the British agent Colin Sandringham There is a slight hint of romance, which of course is hampered by ALL THE THINGS, but mostly because Perveen is still married view spoiler because her estranged husband couldn ...Perveen Mistry is one of the few female lawyers in British ruled India When a question of where a young maharaja should be educated arises within the Satapur Circuit House the viceroy s outpost , the local representative is not admitted to the palace because two widows are observing purdah So, Perveen is called in to assist because the British government believe the widows will talk to a woman.Talk they do, including discussion of whether there is a poisoner in the palace All food is tast Perveen Mistry is one of the few female lawyers in British ruled India When a question of where a young maharaja should be educated arises within the Satapur Circuit House the viceroy s outpost , the local representative is not admitted to the palace because two widows are observing purdah So, Perveen is called in to assist because the British government believe the widows will talk to a woman.Talk they do, including discussion of whether there is a poisoner in the palace All food is tasted by a dog before being consumed by the humans.When an attempt is made on Perveen s life, she is determined to get to the bottom of not only that attempt but also the suspicious deaths of two previous heirs while still safeguarding the young maharajah apparent And ...Great Historical Mystery TW suicide I love this historical mystery series and if you re already a fan of Perveen from the first book I don t see any reason why you wouldn t also enjoy this one The first half of the book does a great job of bringing the Satara mountains in India to life during 1922 You see not only Britain s colonialism in India but also the caste system and the different religions Massey does a really good job of showing a lot through Perveen s travels and interactions as s Great Historical Mystery TW suicide I love this historical mystery series and if you re already a fan of Perveen from the first book I don t see any reason why you wouldn t also enjoy this one The first half of the book does a great job of bringing the Satara mountains in India to life during 1922 You see not only Britain s colonialism in India but also the caste system and the different religions Massey does a really good job of showing a lot through Perveen s travels and interactions as she takes on a job where she ll have to intervene and d...I know very little about 1920s India, so thoroughly appreciate Ms Massey s ability to educate me while entertaining me Her books are beautifully written and evocative, depicting settings in ways that make me want to enter them I enjoy her protagonist and supporting cast, who are well developed My biggest criticism of The Satapur Moonstone is that there are so many characters, some of whom are referred to by titles unfamiliar to me, that it s easy to confuse them I realize that the author is I know very little about 1920s India, so thoroughly appreciate Ms Massey s ability to educate me while entertaining me Her books are beautifully written and evocative, depicting settings in ways that make me want to enter them I enjoy her protagonist and supporting cast, who are well developed My biggest criticism of The Satapur Moonstone is that there are so many characters, some of whom are referred to by titles unfamiliar to me, that it s easy to confuse them I realize that the author is trying ...I think this was suffering slightly from second book syndrome Shall definitely pick up book 3.Second adventure of Perveen Mistry, one of the first female lawyers in 1920s India.Because of the discretion she used in her first case, Perveen was selected by the British ruling government to travel to Satapur to investigate and negotiate between a dowager maharini and her daughter in law as to the education of the 10 year old maharajah Once she arrives, she becomes worried for the safety of the young maharajah whose older brother recently died in a hunting accident Fabulous details of a st Second adventure of Perveen Mistry, one of the first female lawyers in 1920s India.Because of the discretion she used in her first case, Perveen was selected by the British ruling government to travel to Satapur to investigate and negotiate between a dowager maharini and her daughter in law as to the education of the 10 year old maharajah Once she arrives, she becomes worried for the safety of the young maharajah whose older brother recently died in a hunting accident Fabulous ...This much anticipated 2nd installment in this series is worth the wait Set in 1922 India, The Satapur Moonstone brings back Perveen Mistry, Bombay s only female lawyer This time she is called upon to travel to the small state of Satapur, where two maharinis cannot agree on the fate of the state s next heir Because the maharinis live in purdah sequestered from men , Perveen is the only one available to negotiate directly with the two women She soon discovers that the maharajah died mysteriou This much anticipated 2nd installment in this series is worth the wait Set in 1922 India, The Satapur Moonstone brings back Perveen Mistry, Bombay s only female lawyer This time she is called upon to travel to the small state of Satapur, where two maharinis cannot agree on the fate of the state s next heir Because the maharinis live in purdah sequestered from men , Perveen is the only one available to negotiate directly with the two women She soon discovers that the maharajah died mysteriously as did his eldest son, and she soon fears for the life of the next maharaja Will she uncover the secrets before it is too late This is an appealing series, with strong characters, a well developed suspenseful plot, and a strong sense of place and time Sujata Massey is a great story teller and her love and...

The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2)
  • English
  • 23 April 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 360 pages
  • Sujata Massey
  • The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2)