No one messes with Geeta, harasses her, or tries to control (ahem, marry) her. As it happens, being known as a 'self-made' widow comes with some perks. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. As in, she actually lost him-he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. Paperback | 352 pp | Rs 499 Available wherever books are sold | Releasing 10th April 2023 Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. What happens next sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything, not just for Geeta, but for all the women in their village.įilled with clever criminals, second chances, and wry and witty women, Parini Shroff’s The Bandit Queens is a razor-sharp debut of humor and heart that readers won’t soon forget.New Delhi, March 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): 'A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women.'-THE NEW YORK TIMES Longlisted for the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction, Parini Shroff's The Bandit Queens is a razor-sharp debut of humor and heart that readers won't soon forget.

With Geeta’s dangerous reputation becoming a double-edged sword, she has to find a way to protect the life she’s built-but even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry. It’s even been good for business no one dares to not buy her jewelry.įreedom must look good on Geeta, because now other women are asking for her“expertise,” making her an unwitting consultant for husband disposal. No one messes with her, harasses her, or tries to control ( ahem, marry) her. It turns out that being known as a “self-made” widow comes with some perks. As in, she actually lost him-he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. The Bandit Queens is tender, unpredictable, and brimming with laugh-out-loud moments.”-Téa Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wifeįive years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. “Shroff captures the complexity of female friendship with acuity, wit, and a certain kind of magic irreverence. The Bandit Queens is her debut novel.Ī young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful-until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands-in this razor-sharp debut. She is a practicing attorney and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Parini Shroff received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied under Elizabeth McCracken, Alexander Chee, and Cristina García.

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