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The Bandit Queens
- Narrated by: Shazia Nicholls
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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- michele taylor
- 27-02-2024
Fabulous Female Friendships
Smart, insightful, sassy group of female friends. Revealing look at life for women today in India, power of the caste system, religious intolerance and the binds of marriage.
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- Charlotte Ferriggi
- 27-08-2023
Funny, easy and layered
Absolutely loved this book, it was a nice easy listen which might seem funny considering the important themes and dark subjects raised but I looooved the voice reading, she really bought it to life and I giggled quite a bit throughout too … I wish I could go back through and save a list of all the amazing insults 😂
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- frlhughes
- 30-09-2023
Bad sisters Indian style!!
I love this book! It is so original, entertaining, intelligently written, insightful, at times deeply disturbing, yet laugh out loud funny. Snd the narration was fantastic. I have recommended it to all my friends- and cannot wait to read more from Parini Shroff! If you loved Bad Sisters (Sharon Horgan) you’ll love it!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-10-2024
Amazing story, fabulous narration
Wonderful story of friendship, I could not stop listening. I laughed and cried many times.
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