Two Coins, Sandra WagnerWright
Two Coins, Sandra WagnerWright
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Two Coins
A Biographical Novel

Author: Sandra Wagner-Wright

Narrator: Deepti Gupta, Noah Michael Levine

Unabridged: 14 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2019


Synopsis

FINALIST: 2020 INDEPENDENT AUDIOBOOK AWARDSThe Great Scandal of British CalcuttaIt's 1883, and newspapers are flying off the shelves in Calcutta, Edinburgh and London. Mary Pigot, lady superintendent of the Scottish Female Mission in Calcutta, has been charged by The Reverend William Hastie with mismanagement and immorality, and she's fighting back!After ten years of hard work growing the mission, raising funds and educating women, Mary's career is now in ruins. With nothing to lose, she takes her case to the Calcutta High Court and sues Hastie for malicious libel. A woman publicly suing a man! It's just the type of scandal that sells lots of newspapers.Based on actual events, Two Coins takes readers into Justice William Norris' steamy courtroom in the middle of monsoon season. The scandal engulfs the entire missionary community, destroying almost everyone involved. Will Mary prevail?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Swati on February 15, 2022

This book draws a faithful picture of colonial Kolkata and sheds light on the little-known history of late 19th century. An interesting read!......more