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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff (author)

Hardback Published on: 02/03/2023

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A revenge thriller you won't soon forget.

Gritty, twisted, poignant and quick witted, Bandit Queens is a compelling exploration of the caste system and treatment of women in contemporary India.

Kate at Chichester Waterstones

“The female of the species is more deadly than the male”?

A dark exploration of friendship, marital inequality and the caste system in rural India written with humour and compassion. Geeta’s husband has mysterious... READ MORE

Beth at Chesterfield

There's a lot more to this book than meets the eye - do not let it deceive you!

Sharp, surprising and compulsively readable, Parini Shroff's striking debut novel is a darkly comic feminist revenge thriller. Rumours have run rife in a t... READ MORE

Emily at Exeter

An excellent feminist revenge thriller - great fun and great characters!!

Geeta has become a pariah in her Indian village after the disappearence of her husband, whom she is assumed to have killed. Feeling safer - as a woman liv... READ MORE

Martha - Trafford

Darkly Delicious and Hilariously Twisted

Geeta's husband left years ago. Everyone in the village thinks Geeta murdered him and she accrues a fearsome reputation over time. When one of the women in... READ MORE

Katy Wheatley

An excellent debut

I really enjoyed Bandit Queens. I found it very easy to pick up throughout, and I read it really quickly. I thought Shroff did an excellent job at mixing t... READ MORE

Lila Nicholson

Feminist, fierce, funny and fast-paced

‘The Bandit Queens’ is a fierce, fast-paced feminist revenge thriller where the phrase ‘I could kill him!’ is taken literally. Set in rural India, the read... READ MORE

Melanie

Synopsis

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

For Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife. Until the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too.

Geeta 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.

A darkly irreverent and fresh take on a feminist revenge thriller, perfect for readers of My Sister the Serial Killer, How To Kidnap The Rich and the Sharon Horgan series Bad Sisters.

Publisher information

Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781838957148
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 24 mm
Weight: 562g
Languages: English

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Novel set in INDIA

This is such a competently put together novel and very evocative of India. Geeta’s abusive husband, Ramesh, disappeared 5 years ago and everyone is of the... READ MORE

TripFiction

Dark comedy at it's finest

This is exceptionally well written, with strong interesting and well paced plot. The characters are extremely well rounded and I enjoyed discovering more a... READ MORE

Ruth Davidson

A story with and end worth waiting for!

Parini Shroff has crafted an intelligently written novel that captures the spirit and gritty realities of the poorer parts of India; poverty hunger, domest... READ MORE

Hansyogaman

Funny Read

Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy. This is a funny read, certainly laugh out loud in places, and all the way through you are wondering... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

Dark Humour at its best

I loved this book and found it hard to put down. The combination of serious issues such as gender violence; domestic abuse; poverty and the injustices of t... READ MORE

Rachel Swaffield

Is she a widow or isn't she?

Getta is a widow, or is she? The rumor in the small village gives her a perceived persona of a brazen murderer. And it is that reputation that is at the ce... READ MORE

Dr Sharon Valente

Hilarious, dark and brilliantly scripted

I loved this book! I was very lucky to have been able to spend six months in a small village in Southern India a couple of years ago, and this read took me... READ MORE

Lou B

A Glimpse into Female Empowerment

"The Bandit Queens" by Parini Shroff is a compelling novel that sheds light on the lives of women in India who defy societal norms and expectations to carv... READ MORE

Ceri Martin

Exploring tradition, culture, castes and fierce women

I loved this book, exploring the layers of tradition and culture of women in India. Geeta and her friends feel so real, and at points it's heartbreaking, s... READ MORE

Jamie McDonald

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Geeta’s husband, Ramesh, disappeared five years ago from their small village in India and hasn’t been seen since. The rumour being that Geeta killed him an... READ MORE

@damppebbles

Or the Bad, The Good and The Ugly of Mumbai

A western set in modern-day India. A quest to inner discovery. A bildungs-roman. A romance with a different, unexpected ending. A collection of characters ... READ MORE

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