Hangwoman
Hangwoman
by K.R. Meera
AdultsIndian author
Chetna, from a family of hangmen, becomes India's first woman executioner. Translated by J. Devika.
Heads-up for parents: Violence. Worth reading it yourself first.
- Author
- K.R. Meera
- Age
- For grown-ups
- Type
- Indian Literary Fiction, Novel
- Language
- English (tr. from Malayalam)
- Publisher
- Penguin India
- Readers rate it
- 4.19 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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