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“Women were built to endure the rules men make.”

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

April 21, 2024 by cheerbrarian 3 Comments

I would think it a real challenge to make a story about women suffering under abusive husbands and the difficulties of living in the caste system in India incredibly funny, but this book managed to do that. The humor is dark, but the characters (mostly women) are authentic, interesting and very relatable as they try to navigate the world of men while finding ways to advocate for themselves in a world that doesn’t want them to do much at all. Geeta’s awful husband disappeared 5 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: AAPI, abuse, Asian Heritage, caste system, humor, India, modern india, murder, Parini Shroff, thriller, women

cheerbrarian's CBR16 Review No:14 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: AAPI, abuse, Asian Heritage, caste system, humor, India, modern india, murder, Parini Shroff, thriller, women ·
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