The longlisting for the Women’s Prize for Fiction will be just the first of many richly deserved accolades coming Parini’s way, I’m sure! “ I’m so glad that we’re bringing it out in India, where I know it will resonate with and delight many, many readers. It’s a book that I’ve been supremely excited about ever since I read the early draft, and one that I’ve chased a long time to be able to publish. It was then that I realized the heart of this book isn’t about what money can do, it’s about what friendship can. I grew to love and admire these sassy, fierce women and their escalating antics, and it is my hope readers will as well.”Īssociate Publisher, Rahul Soni, says, “Parini Shroff’s The Bandit Queens is a dark, funny, sharp, wicked debut that deals with many weighty themes with a light but sure hand. Isolated, they felt powerless but together, the strong bonds of their female friendship made the impossible suddenly achievable. Once the ensemble cast of female characters had been drawn, there was no stopping these rambunctious women. When I wrote it as a novel during the pandemic, it blossomed into a dark comedy about wickedly funny, sharp and clever women making their own choices in a world trying to snatch those choices. What happens next sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything, not just for Geeta but for all the women in the village.įilled with clever criminals, second chances, and wry and witty women, Parini Shroff’s The Bandit Queens is a razor-sharp debut of humor and heart that readers won’t soon forget.Īuthor, Parini Shroff, says, “ The Bandit Queens began ten years ago as a short story about women in a microloan group and the power of money. It’s even been good for business: no one dares to not buy her jewelry.įreedom must look good on Geeta, because now other women are asking for her ‘expertise’ making her an unwitting consultant for husband disposal. No one messes with Geeta, harasses her, or tries to control (ahem, marry) her.
And it’s a rumor that just won’t die.Īs it happens, being known as a ‘self-made’ widow comes with some perks. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. As in, she actually lost him-he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. “A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women.”-THE NEW YORK TIMESįive years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband.
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