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Characters By Chapter
EDITOR:
Kristian Fabricante
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
   1921
1PerveenMistryThe first Bombay woman solicitor. Protagonist.
 CyrusSodawallaPerveen's husband.
 Mustafa The long-time butler of Mistry House.
 AliceHobson-JonesPerveen's foreign friend.
 Abbas KayamMistryPerveen's grandfather.
 JamshedjiMistryPerveen's father.
 OmarFaridOne of Perveen's clients.
 FaisalMukriMr. Farid's appointed estate trustee.
 FirozeYazdaniThe bakery cafĂ© owner.
 LilyYazdaniThe Yazdani daughter.
2John The Mistry's cook.
 SakinaChivneMr. Farid's second wife.
 Mumtaz One of Farid's widows.
 Razia One of Farid's widows.
3Ramchandra Perveen's acquaintance.
 Mr.MartinDavid Hobson-Jones's secretary.
 DavidHobson-JonesAlice's father.
 GwendolynHobson-JonesAlice's mother.
   1916
4CameliaMistryPerveen's mother.
 GulnazBankerPerveen's friend and sister-in-law.
 HelmaPatelPerveen's schoolmate.
 EstherVachhaPerveen's schoolmate. Cyrus's cousin.
 Mr.JoshiOne of Perveen's teachers.
 Mr.AdakarOne of Perveen's teachers.
 JamesFullerThe English architect who built the high court.
5NivedSodawallaCyrus's older brother.
 AzaraSodawallaCyrus's sister. Deceased.
 RustomMistryPerveen's brother.
   1921
6LadyLloydThe Governor's wife.
 EdwardLipstyeGeneral Manager of White Star Line India Shipping Operations.
7Sirjit David's driver.
 GeorgeLloydThe Governor. Aka: Georgie.
 RahanMehtaThe Mistry's companion.
 BhikaijiCamaAn Indian activist. Rahan's friend.
 Jayanth One of Jamshedji's clients.
 Lillian Perveen's bird.
8Arman Jamshedji's driver.
 ZeidDawaiFatima's twin brother.
 FatimaDawaiMohsen's daughter.
 MohsenDawaiMr. Farid's doorkeeper.
 Amina Razia and Mr. Farid's daughter.
 Nasreen Sakina and Mr. Farid's daughter.
 Shireen Sakina and Mr. Farid's daughter.
 Jum-Jum Sakina and Mr. Farid's baby.
9Ayah The widow's maid.
 Iqbal The widow's cook.
 Taiba Mr. Farid's long-time servant.
10Ammi Urdu word for mother.
 Dr.IbrahimMr. Farid's doctor.
 AarifAliThe Indian army captain. Razia's acquaintance.
 PrivateBhatiaAn army that Razia helped.
   1916
11GrandfatherMistryPerveen's grandfather.
 BehnoushSodwCyrus's mother.
 JamsetjiTataThe founder of the Taj.
 Bahram FramjiSodawallaCyrus's father.
13Gita Perveen and Cyrus's maid.
14Pushpa The Sodawalla's kitchen servant.
 Mohit The Sodawalla's cook.
 Durga The Bengali Hindu'sm other of the universe.
 KaminiRoyThe famous poet and social worker.
 Mrs.GhandyBehnoush's best friend.
   1917
15Dr.BhattacharyaPerveen's doctor.
16Mrs.BanajiThe minister's wife.
 SayehBanajiMrs. Banaji's daughter.
 Tourna Mrs. Banaji's daughter-in-law.
 DexterDavarCyrus's close friend.
 BipinDuttaOne of Cyrus's friends.
   1921
17K.JSinghThe sub inspector.
18Vaughan The chief inspector.
19HoraceCartwrightThe Bomby's coroner.
   1917
21Mr.EdwardesThe former police commissioner.
 Mr.GriffithThe current police commissioner.
22Muhammed Mr. Farid's cousin.
 Mr.SharmaThe accounting supervisor.
23Mr.AttarwalaA shop owner.
24Fisher The police chief.
26Ravi Jayanth's boss.
 Biscuit The police sergeant.
   1917
27Mr.PestonjiThe Mistry's barrister.
 Mr.WadiaCyrus's lawyer.
 Moody The judge.
   1921
29PurshottamGhoshA private investigator.
30Mr.ChivneSakina's father.
 AdnanChivneSakina's brother.
 Mr.ReddyOne of Jamshedji's clients.
34Tanvier Mumtaz's sister.
 Aisha Mumtaz's baby.
 Ali The captain.
The Widows of Malabar Hill suggested by Elizabeth Robinson
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