The bandit queens : a novel
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First edition.
"A young Indian woman falsely rumored to have killed her husband finds a way to make her unfortunate reputation surprisingly useful--but complications arise when other village women seek her help offing their husbands--in this provocative, razor-sharp debut. "The Bandit Queens heralds a prodigious and sophisticated literary talent." Taea Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of Inland In the five years since her husband's disappearance, Geeta has become accustomed to a solitary life; you'd be surprised how difficult it is to make friends when your entire village believes you're a witch who murdered your husband. And since she can't convince anyone that she didn't murder him, she figures she might as well use her fearsome reputation to protect herselfas a woman on her own. But when other women in the village decide that they, too, want to be "self-made" widows and rid themselves of their abusive husbands, Geeta's reputation becomes a double-edged sword--the very thing that's meant to keep her safe isnow threatening everything she's built as she unwittingly becomes the go-to consultant for village husband-disposal. Unfortunately, Geeta finds that even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry, and the women find themselves caught in a webof their own making--and long-estranged friendships will have to be re-formed if they hope to make it out of their mess alive. Acerbic, insightful, and full of dark humor, Parini Shroff's The Bandit Queens--with its unique combination of poignant socialcommentary and irreverence--is an absolutely unforgettable novel"--
Available copies
- 41 of 41 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
0 current holds with 41 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
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| Briarcliff Manor Public Library | FICTION SHROFF (Text) Fiction |
31036151002216 |
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| Chappaqua Library | FICTION SHROFF (Text) Fiction |
31005153423332 |
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| Croton Free Library | FICTION/SHROFF (Text) Fiction |
31006151851896 |
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| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION SHROFF (Text) Fiction |
31008152611535 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | SHROFF (Text) Item On Display |
31009154991222 |
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| Harrison Public Library | SHROFF, P. (Text) Fiction |
31010300304849 |
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| Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library | FICTION SHROFF (Text) Fiction |
31011151441813 |
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| Hendrick Hudson Free Library | SHROFF, PARINI (Text) Fiction |
31016151846432 |
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| John C. Hart Memorial Library | SHROFF (Text) Fiction |
31030300022365 |
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| Katonah Village Library | FICTION SHROFF (Text) Fiction |
31013151957137 |
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