02652cam a2200325 4500 615166759 TxAuBib 20230210120000.0 220502s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022004241 9780593498958 HRD 28.00 059349895X HRD 28.00 TxAuBib Shroff, Parini. The bandit queens [BOOK] : a novel / Parini Shroff. New York : Ballantine Books, [2023] 342 pages ; 25 cm. "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 herselfas 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 isnow 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. 20230210. Widows Fiction. Wife abuse Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Women, East Indian Fiction. Truthfulness and falsehood Fiction. Villages India Fiction. Missing persons Fiction. India Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Domestic fiction.