![]() ![]() The Farid widows live in full purdah - in strict seclusion, never leaving the women's quarters or speaking to any men. What will they live on if they forfeit what their husband left them? 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. 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. ![]() Omar Farid, a wealthy Muslim mill owner who has left three widows behind. Mistry Law has been appointed to execute the will of Mr. Armed with a law degree from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history that makes her especially devoted to championing and protecting women's legal rights. Introducing an extraordinary female lawyer-sleuth in a new historical series set in 1920s Bombay!īombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father's law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. ![]()
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