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100 1 _aShroff, Parini,
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245 1 4 _aThe bandit queens :
_ba novel /
_cParini Shroff
250 _aFirst edition
300 _a342 pages ;
_c25 cm
520 _a"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." Téa 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 social commentary and irreverence--is an absolutely unforgettable novel"--
650 0 _aWidows
_vFiction
650 0 _aWomen
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_xSocial life and customs
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650 0 _aWife abuse
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650 0 _aFemale friendship
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655 7 _aFiction.
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655 2 _aFictional Work
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655 7 _aNovels.
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655 7 _aHumorous fiction.
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655 7 _aThrillers (Fiction)
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655 7 _aNovels.
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655 7 _aRomans.
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655 7 _aDomestic fiction.
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