Join the Carpe Librum Book Club for our February discussion of The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff. From the publisher:
Geeta's no-good husband disappeared five years ago. She didn't kill him, but everyone thinks she did--no matter how much she protests.
But she soon discovers that being known as a "self-made" widow has some surprising perks. No one messes with her, no one threatens her, and no one tries to control (ahem, marry) her. It's even been good for her business; no one wants to risk getting on her bad side by not buying her jewelry.
Freedom must look good on Geeta, because other women in the village have started asking for her help to get rid of their own no-good husbands...but not all of them are asking nicely.
Copies of the book are now available at the circulation desk. New members are always welcome to attend! Email Kelly at kmckewin [at] rgpl.org (kmckewin[at]rgpl[dot]org) with any questions.
