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GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful—until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands—in this razor-sharp debut.

A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women.”—The New York Times Book Review

Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Shondaland, She Reads, CrimeReads

Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. As in, she actually lost him—he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. And it’s a rumor that just won’t die.

It turns out that being known as a “self-made” widow comes with some perks. No one messes with her, harasses her, or t

The Bandit Queens

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/01/2024
      ISBN13: 9780593498972, 978-0593498972
      ISBN10: 0593498976

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful—until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands—in this razor-sharp debut.

      A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women.”—The New York Times Book Review

      Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Shondaland, She Reads, CrimeReads

      Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. As in, she actually lost him—he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. And it’s a rumor that just won’t die.

      It turns out that being known as a “self-made” widow comes with some perks. No one messes with her, harasses her, or t

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