The bandit queens : a novel / Parini Shroff.
"A young Indian woman falsely rumored to have killed her husband finds a way to make her unfortunate reputation surprisingly useful--but complications arise when other village women seek her help offing their husbands--in this provocative, razor-sharp debut. "The Bandit Queens heralds a prodigious and sophisticated literary talent." Taea Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of Inland. In the five years since her husband's disappearance, Geeta has become accustomed to a solitary life; you'd be surprised how difficult it is to make friends when your entire village believes you're a witch who murdered your husband. And since she can't convince anyone that she didn't murder him, she figures she might as well use her fearsome reputation to protect herself as a woman on her own. But when other women in the village decide that they, too, want to be "self-made" widows and rid themselves of their abusive husbands, Geeta's reputation becomes a double-edged sword--the very thing that's meant to keep her safe is now threatening everything she's built as she unwittingly becomes the go-to consultant for village husband-disposal. Unfortunately, Geeta finds that even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry, and the women find themselves caught in a web of their own making--and long-estranged friendships will have to be re-formed if they hope to make it out of their mess alive. Acerbic, insightful, and full of dark humor, Parini Shroff's The Bandit Queens--with its unique combination of poignant socialcommentary and irreverence--is an absolutely unforgettable novel" -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593498958
- ISBN: 059349895X
- Physical Description: 342 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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Subject: | Widows > Fiction. Wife abuse > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Indian-American Authors > Fiction. |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Novels. |
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Carthage Public Library | FIC Shroff, Parini (Text) | 34MO2001814473 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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