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The Bandit Queens

By: Parini Shroff
Narrated by: Shazia Nicholls
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In rural India, an isolated woman falsely accused of killing her vanished husband becomes an unwilling consultant to other aspiring widows.

In rural India, Geeta is believed to have killed her vanished husband - but she hasn't wasted too much time trying to correct the record, because as a single woman her new reputation has been the one thing keeping her safe all these years. Still, she's paid a price. She's an outcast in her town, estranged from her childhood best friend, Saloni, and from the rest of the women in her microloan group. But that all changes when another member of the group approaches Geeta with a problem of her own. Farah's husband, Samir, is an abusive drunk and she's ready to be rid of him, so she asks Geeta for help, appealing to her expertise. Not wanting to reveal the truth, Geeta reluctantly agrees, but this one small murderous favour sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything - and not just for Geeta, but for Saloni, and Farah, and all the women in their village.

In darkly irreverent and fresh prose, this unforgettable feminist revenge thriller acknowledges the unfortunate status quo for women everywhere, and shows that female connections and friendships are what will carry us through the darkness and absurdity of life.©2023 Parini Shroff (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Village Witty Marriage Exciting Scary Suspense Crime
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Highly recommend this hilarious dark comedy with a true message about female solidarity and identity

I loved this!

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I immediately liked the very real characters as the author brilliantly brings them to like with very believable dialogue. Great performance too.

Hilarious characters guide us through a serious subject

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Pitch black comedy about a group of avenging Sari wearing females.Took a while to get to grips with who was who but once the individual characters "clicks" it was a fun ride to the end although the AMAB (All men are bastards) plot - although most probable true(ish) for the country the novel was set in - became a bit wearisome if it hadn't had the (sarcastic) humour it would have been a very sour read indeed.

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If you enjoyed the audio sample, you will love the book. Intriguing, endearing, infuriating (on the characters’ behalf) and snort out loud funny, this is a great story and excellently narrated. I very much look forward to reading something else from the author. Enjoy!

Yes, you do want to listen to this book. :)

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It is a very humorous take on a serious topic with a propelling narrative and good characters.

Really enjoyable

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