Sujata Massey
Auteur de The Widows of Malabar Hill
A propos de l'auteur
Sujata Massey was born in Sussex, England in 1964 and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1986. She moved to Japan after marrying a Naval officer stationed there, taking a job as an English teacher. Massey is the author of "The Salaryman's Wife," winner of the 1998 Agatha Award for Best afficher plus First Novel, and "Zen Attitude," mysteries set in contemporary Japan. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Jim Burger
Séries
Œuvres de Sujata Massey
Oeuvres associées
Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem, and Suspense (2009) — Contributeur — 13 exemplaires
Killer Femmes: 5 Irresistible Crime Novels from around the World (2014) — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1964
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA (naturalized, 1998)
- Lieux de résidence
- Sussex, England, UK (birth)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Berkeley, California, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Hayama, Japan
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Études
- Johns Hopkins University (1986)
- Agent
- Vicky Bijur
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Asia (1)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 26
- Aussi par
- 9
- Membres
- 5,744
- Popularité
- #4,293
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 209
- ISBN
- 178
- Langues
- 8
- Favoris
- 22
I like Perveen, and author Sujata Massey expertly recreates 1920s India with its customs, culture, food, and other period details as well as Perveen’s personal struggles to practice law while being limited by the ingrained restrictions imposed by racism, sexism, and India’s caste system.
This novel focuses on the topic of birth control (or the lack of it) in Perveen’s city of Bombay and Massey has done a stellar amount of historical research, as usual. There is a mystery, a large cast of characters, and some questions as to who is guilty and who is innocent. Perveen is also going through personal turmoil as she navigates a taboo relationship with a handsome former civil service officer. And there is a glossary of terms (food, slang, greetings, etc.) to provide cultural accuracy and clarity.
So with all of this why did I only read 100 out of 414 pages? I hated to put down the book out of loyalty to Perveen and hoped it would get better, but felt like I was wasting my time. And honestly, I had trouble staying awake. It wasn’t the enjoyable read I expected after having read the first three books. Too many characters, a “preachy” topic of birth control, the plot dragged, and Perveen wasn’t the same clever assertive woman from the earlier books.
I will try number 5 when it comes out, hoping this was just a fluke. In the meantime, there are plenty of other books in my TBR pile!… (plus d'informations)