{"product_id":"9781838957148-bandit-queens","title":"The Bandit Queens","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUntil the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Not since Aravind Adiga's \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e has the rotten core of modern India been exposed in quite such blackly antic fashion as Parini Shroff manages here in this intermittently absurd, feminist revenge caper about a group of snarky, much-abused, predominantly Hindu wives.sheer gutsy verve.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A darkly funny revenge drama rooted in the reality of rural India . [A] vivid, unsentimental story that succeeds in being both satirical and moving.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mordantly humoured, pacey feminist revenge thriller' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e__________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeeta is believed to have killed her vanished husband - a rumour she hasn't bothered trying to correct, because a reputation like that can keep a single woman safe in rural India. But when she's approached for help in ridding another wife of her abusive drunk of a husband, her reluctant agreement sets in motion a chain of events that will change the lives of all the women in the village.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA darkly irreverent and fresh take on a feminist revenge thriller, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eMy Sister the Serial Killer, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow To Kidnap The Rich \u003c\/i\u003eand the Sharon Horgan series \u003ci\u003eBad Sisters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tender, unpredictable, brimming with laugh-out-loud moments' Téa Obreht, author of THE TIGER'S WIFE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original, memorable, and endearing' Charmaine Wilkerson, author of BLACK CAKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rollicking mash-up of adventure story, thriller, dark revenge, and comedy' Cristina García, author of DREAMING IN CUBAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40737434501217,"sku":"9781838957148","price":20.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36297082.jpg?v=1775074249","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838957148-bandit-queens","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}