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The Bandit Queens: A Novel by Parini Shroff

April 28, 2024 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

This book might end up one of my favorites for CBR16. It was a shockingly funny delight about women who murder their husbands. Parini Shroff was inspired to write this story after a visit to India many years ago, where she learned about the micro loan program there. Women receive loans to start their own businesses, forming small support groups that ensure participants repay their loans regularly. Shroff wondered about two things: why women receive the loans and not men (because women were seen as […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Asian Heritage, CBR16, ElCicco, Fiction, Parini Shroff, The Bandit Queens

ElCicco's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Asian Heritage, CBR16, ElCicco, Fiction, Parini Shroff, The Bandit Queens ·
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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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