Insightful, irreverent, and poignant, Parini Shroff’s The Bandit Queens is an unforgettable novel full of dark humor and surprising heart. 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 Keep on reading and remember as Lizzo said, "I love you.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. You are amazing and you can do anything!" Keep on reading and remember as Lizzo said, "I love you. Instagram out The Bandit Queens on Amazon.įacebook- Fictionary at: FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:ĪBU DHABI- IAN KELOSKY - RV9JBLE33YELJG4RĮASTERN EYES- IAN KELOSKY- 8KIJQU0KEVMJCRHG Parini Shroff’s ‘The Bandit Queens’ is a promising debut determined to show ‘real India’, but marred by an execrable patois of Americanese.
Join us as we discuss Parini's darkly hilarious debut novel, which is tearing down the veil of secrecy to explore the lives of women living with abuse and the demands of no-good men. This interview covers everything from the Golden Girls to the age-old debate of zombies vs vampires, to smashing patriarchy and sisterhood. The group is fractured: little love is lost between Geeta and Saloni, who had been childhood friends, but whose lives have. But one of them, Farah, is missingand hence they are Rs.200 short. In this episode Deitra talks story with the up-and-coming author of the hit book, "The Bandit Queens", Parini Shroff. The novel starts in a village in Gujarat, where a group of women are waiting for the loan officer to arrive and collect their payments.
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