NATIONAL BESTSELLER тАв GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK┬атАв┬аA young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly usefulтАФuntil other women in the village start asking for her help┬аgetting rid of their own husbandsтАФin this razor-sharp debut.
"A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women.тАЭтАФThe New York Times Book Review (EditorsтАЩ Choice)
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal тАв A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Shondaland, She Reads, CrimeReads
Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. As in, she actually lost himтАФhe walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. And itтАЩs a rumor that just wonтАЩt die.
It turns out that being known as a тАЬself-madeтАЭ widow comes with some perks. No one messes with her, harasses her, or tries to control (ahem, marry) her. ItтАЩs even been good for business; no one dares to not buy her jewelry.
Freedom must look good on Geeta, because now other women are asking for her тАЬexpertise,тАЭ making her an unwitting consultant for husband disposal.
And not all of them are asking nicely.
With GeetaтАЩs dangerous reputation becoming a double-edged sword, she has to find a way to protect the life sheтАЩs builtтАФbut even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry. 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.
Filled with clever criminals, second chances, and wry and witty women, Parini ShroffтАЩs The Bandit Queens is a razor-sharp debut of humor and heart that readers wonтАЩt soon forget.
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