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03250aam a2200493 i 4500 001 3769262C1A3011EEAF9CB4AD47ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230704010055 008 230123t20232023meu d 000 f eng 010 $a 2023002660 020 $a 9798885789455 (large print : hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1365062491 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d IL2 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- 050 10 $a PS3619.H778 $b B36 2023b 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23/eng/20230123 100 1 $a Shroff, Parini, $e author. 245 14 $a The bandit queens / $c Parini. 250 $a Large print edition. 260 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, $c [2023] 263 $a 2306 300 $a 559 pages (large print) ; $c 22 cm. 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." TeÌa 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" -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Women, East Indian $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Widows $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Wife abuse $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Female friendship $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Missing persons $z India $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Truthfulness and falsehood $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Large type books. 650 0 $a Women $z India $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Domestic fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Thrillers (Fiction) $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Large print books. $2 lcgft 941 $a 6 945 $a lpt 952 $l UGPF911 $d 20231207020522.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20231028020617.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20230802013002.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20230720010548.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230706010749.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230704012548.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3769262C1A3011EEAF9CB4AD47ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search