India Gray: Historical Fiction
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Travel to the Indian subcontinent with a new collection of Sujata Massey's suspenseful historical fiction. This boxed set includes four works described below: OUTNUMBERED AT OXFORD. When Perveen Mistry leaves Bombay to study law at St. Hilda's College in 1919 Oxford, England, she hopes to escape her troubled past and become a pioneering woman lawyer. Then an elderly don tasks her with locating an Indian servant who may have stolen an invaluable mathematics proof. Perveen is caught in a case that threatens her ladylike reputation--and her life. THE AYAH'S TALE. Menakshi Dutt, a teenaged nanny in 1920s Bengal, is a beloved caregiver of three lonely British children, but suffers from the cruelty of their bored mother. Will Menakshi ever fulfill her own dreams without betraying the children? INDIA GRAY. Kamala Lewes, a recently-married Bengali woman, travels to Assam during World War II to volunteer at a military hospital. There she discovers some patients with ties to the Indian independence movement. How far can she go to help them without betraying her British husband and the Allies? BITTER TEA. Shazia is fifteen and trapped in a remote village in Pakistan overtaken by religious fundamentalists. Her school has been closed, and women have lost freedom of movement. But when Shania learns a friend faces danger from the invaders, she decides to act. Four unforgettable heroines in one book rich with history, culture and intrigue. Review: India Gray - Stories kept me riveted to the end Review: A confusing mixture… - …. of historical accuracy and US/UK English. Readable but doesn’t give me the urge to find more from this author.
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K**N
India Gray
Stories kept me riveted to the end
A**2
A confusing mixture…
…. of historical accuracy and US/UK English. Readable but doesn’t give me the urge to find more from this author.
B**M
Extremely engrossing stories
Beautifully narrated stories which made me feel a part of India of the olden days. I loved this book
S**K
Good read
Very enjoyable and each different.
V**O
engrossing and uplifting read!
I really enjoyed this collection of storues all featuring strong but utterly real and rwalistic women characters. They are well written and thoroughly enjoyable. I appreciated the posotive, hopeful endings. We already live in a world of horrors and injustice, we don’t need it in fiction as well. Thank you Ms Massey for delighing us with your writing
S**P
India revisited
Had read The Widows of Malibar Hill and was introduced to Perveen Mistry character. Enjoyed the short mystery with her in Oxford and the other stories included in this book.
B**N
Exotic
Unusual setting for excellent stories.
B**R
India comes alive in these tales
INDIA GRAY by Sujata Massey This collection consists of two novellas and two short stories. Both novellas, Outnumbered at Oxford and The Ayah’s Tale are peopled by well formed characters and have detailed and nuanced plots with introduction, plot development and conclusion. Outnumbered at Oxford introduces characters found in the full length novel, THE WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL. The two short stories are quite brief and include only one incident with little characterization. India Gray is the much more satisfying story for both character and plot. Bitter Tea simply leaves one wanting more. Outnumbered at Oxford gives the reader of MALABAR HILL the back story of what transpired during Perveen’s banishment to England and introduces Alice, Perveen’s good friend, who has a role in MALABAR HILL. Both women find themselves bending the strict rules at St. Hilda’s College to solve the disappearance of a mathematical paper and a young man. The Ayah’s Tale is a treatise on social class, including the vast social differences between Indians (in their own country) and English colonists during a time of growing desire for Indian independence. It leaves the reader wanting another tale to fill in the gap between the story and the epilogue. The writing and research involved for all four tales is detailed and gives depth and interest to each story. A good introduction to an excellent writer. 5 of 5 stars
U**S
I didn't know that radical muslim groups were activ in the newly buit Bangladesh.
I liked how the history of Banglades and India was told with the exemple of an INian family.
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