But when she’s approached for help in ridding another wife of her abusive drunk of a husband, her reluctant agreement sets in motion a chain of events that will change the lives of all the women in the village….Ī darkly irreverent and fresh take on a feminist revenge thriller, perfect for readers of My Sister the Serial Killer, How To Kidnap The Rich and the Sharon Horgan series Bad Sisters. Geeta is believed to have killed her vanished husband – a rumour she hasn’t bothered trying to correct, because a reputation like that can keep a single woman safe in rural India. Until the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too. ‘A rollicking mash-up of adventure story, thriller, dark revenge, and comedy’ Cristina García, author of DREAMING IN CUBANįor Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife… ‘Original, memorable, and endearing’ Charmaine Wilkerson, author of BLACK CAKE ‘Tender, unpredictable, brimming with laugh-out-loud moments’ Téa Obreht, author of THE TIGER’S WIFE Is a razor-sharp debut of humor and heart that readers won’t soon forget.‘A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women’ – New York Times What happens next sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything, not just for Geeta, but forįilled with clever criminals, second chances, and wry and witty women, Parini Shroff’s
With Geeta’s dangerous reputation becoming a double-edged sword, she has to find a way to protect the life she’s built-but even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry. At the age of 10, in what would be the first of her many acts of protest, she confronted her cousin, a man in his twenties, for fraudulently stealing her familys land. “expertise,” making her an unwitting consultant for husband disposal. It’s even been good for business no one dares toįreedom must look good on Geeta, because now other women are asking for her No one messes with her, harasses her, or tries to control ( It turns out that 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. Him-he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is.
Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband.
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