THE MISTRESS OF BHATIA HOUSE

India, 1922: Perveen Mistry is the only female lawyer in Bombay, a city where child mortality is high, birth control is unavailable and few women have ever seen a doctor. Perveen is attending a fundraiser for a new women's hospital when she witnesses a terrible accident. The grandson of a powerful businessman catches fire—but a servant, Sunanda, saves him, selflessly putting herself in harm's way. Later, Perveen learns that Sunanda, who's still ailing from her burns, has been arrested on false charges.

Perveen cannot stand by while Sunanda languishes in jail. She takes Sunanda as a client, even inviting her to live at the Mistry home in Bombay. When the hospital's chief donor suddenly dies, both Sunanda and a female doctor become suspects. Will Perveen be able to prove their innocence without endangering her own family?