{"product_id":"9780593498958","title":"The Bandit Queens : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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 herselfas 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 isnow 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 socialcommentary and irreverence--is an absolutely unforgettable novel\"--\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48256929759467,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":51.27,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780593498958-1.jpg?v=1781629321","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780593498958","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}