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001			2022004241
003			DLC
005			20230125154833.0
008			220502s2023 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2022004241
020			_a9780593498958 _q(hardcover)
020			_a059349895X
020			_z9780593498965 _q(ebook)
035			_a132308061
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aPS3619 .H778 _bB36 2023
082	0	0	_a813/.6 _223
100	1		_aShroff, Parini,
245	1	4	_aThe bandit queens : _ba novel / _cParini Shroff.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBallantine Books, _c[2023]
300			_a342 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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." Téa 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 herself as 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 is now 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 web of 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 social commentary and irreverence--is an absolutely unforgettable novel"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAbused women _vFiction.
650		0	_aMariticide _vFiction.
650		0	_aMan-woman relationships _vFiction.
650		7	_aMan-woman relationship _vFiction. _2sears
650		7	_aAbused women _vFiction. _2sears
650		7	_aMariticide _vFiction. _2sears
650		7	_aHumorous fiction. _2sears
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft
655		7	_aHumorous fiction. _2gsafd
655		7	_aBlack humor (Literature) _2gsafd
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aShroff, Parini. _tBandit queens. _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Ballantine Books, [2023] _z9780593498965 _w(DLC) 2022004242
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