{"product_id":"bandit-queens","title":"Bandit Queens By Shroff, Parini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Women''s Prize for Fiction 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Not since Aravind Adiga''s \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e has the rotten core of modern India been exposed in quite such blackly antic fashion as Parini Shroff manages here in this intermittently absurd, feminist revenge caper about a group of snarky, much-abused, predominantly Hindu wives...sheer gutsy verve.'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A darkly funny revenge drama rooted in the reality of rural India . . . [A] vivid, unsentimental story that succeeds in being both satirical and moving.'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women'' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Mordantly humoured, pacey feminist revenge thriller'' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e__________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeeta is believed to have killed her vanished husband - a rumour she hasn''t bothered trying to correct, because a reputation like that can keep a single woman safe in rural India. But when she''s approached for help in ridding another wife of her abusive drunk of a husband, her reluctant agreement sets in motion a chain of events that will change the lives of all the women in the village....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA darkly irreverent and fresh take on a feminist revenge thriller, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eMy Sister the Serial Killer, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow To Kidnap The Rich \u003c\/i\u003eand the Sharon Horgan series \u003ci\u003eBad Sisters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Tender, unpredictable, brimming with laugh-out-loud moments'' Téa Obreht, author of THE TIGER''S WIFE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Original, memorable, and endearing'' Charmaine Wilkerson, author of BLACK CAKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A rollicking mash-up of adventure story, thriller, dark revenge, and comedy'' Cristina García, author of DREAMING IN CUBAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57575014039934,"sku":"NW9781838957179","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781838957179.jpg?v=1783116485","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/bandit-queens","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}