![]() ![]() Because even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry. Now that Geeta’s fearsome reputation has become a double-edged sword, she must decide how far to go to protect it, along with the life she’s built. It’s even been good for her business no one wants to risk getting on her bad side by not buying her jewelry.įreedom must look good on Geeta, because other women in the village have started asking for her help to get rid of their own no-good husbands…but not all of them are asking nicely. No one messes with her, no one threatens her, and no one tries to control (ahem, marry) her. She didn’t kill him, but everyone thinks she did-no matter how much she protests.īut she soon discovers that being known as a “self-made” widow has some surprising perks. ![]() Geeta’s no-good husband disappeared five years ago. “Shroff captures the complexity of female friendship with acuity, wit, and a certain kind of magic irreverence… The Bandit Queens is tender, unpredictable, and brimming with laugh-out-loud moments.” –Téa Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife ![]() ![]() A 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. ![]()
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