This title is currently out of stock. Leave us your email address, we’d let you know when it’s in stock again!
-
A note on book covers: while we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
Couldn't load pickup availability
Longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2022
'Haunting . lingers in the mind long after the final page is turned' Sunday Times
'A compelling whodunnit ... Devastating' Financial Times
'Transfixing' New York Times
'A powerful, unflinching account of misogyny, female shame and the notion of honour' Observer
A masterly and agenda-setting inquest into how the deaths of two teenage girls shone a light into the darkest corners of a nation
Katra Sadatganj. A tiny village in western Uttar Pradesh. A community bounded by tradition and custom; where young women are watched closely, and know what is expected of them.
It was an ordinary night when two girls, Padma and Lalli, went missing. The next day, their bodies were found - hanging in the orchard, their clothes muddied.
In the ensuing months, the investigation into their deaths would implode everything that their small community held to be true, and instigated a national conversation about sex, honour and violence.
The Good Girls returns to the scene of Padma and Lalli's short lives and shocking deaths, daring to what is the human cost of shame?
Details of Book
A note on book covers: while we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
-
One Line Summary
Unflinching look at tragic honor killings in India.
-
Who is this book for?
This book offers a haunting and powerful exploration of a community's dark secrets and the oppressive weight of tradition. It’s a deeply moving account that sheds light on issues of misogyny and societal shame, making it a thought-provoking read that stays with you long after. If you're interested in true stories that reveal how deep-rooted social issues can lead to tragedy, this would be an essential and eye-opening read.