The Satapur Moonstone, Sujata Massey
The Satapur Moonstone, Sujata Massey
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The Satapur Moonstone

Author: Sujata Massey

Narrator: Sneha Mathan

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/14/2019


Synopsis

India, 1922: It is rainy season in the lush, remote Satara mountains southeast of Bombay, where the kingdom 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 accident. The kingdom is now ruled by an agent of the British Raj on behalf of Satapur's two maharanis, the dowager queen and the maharaja's widow. The royal ladies are in dispute over the education of the young crown prince, and a lawyer's council is required-but the maharanis live in purdah and do not speak to men. Just one person can help them: Perveen Mistry, India'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 knows she is breaking a rule by traveling alone as a woman into the remote countryside. And 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?

About Sujata Massey

Sujata Massey was born in England to parents from India and Germany, was raised mostly in St. Paul, Minnesota, and lives in Baltimore, Maryland. She was a features reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun before becoming a full-time novelist. She is the author of several award-winning novels, including The Salaryman's Wife, Zen Attitude, and The Flower Master.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tammy on June 14, 2019

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......more

Goodreads review by Rincey on November 03, 2018

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 up: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Alice on September 06, 2020

Really enjoyed this and love the setting, time period and reading about our main character, but the story is not as strong as in the first book.......more