I, Phoolan Devi: The Autobiography of India's Bandit Queen

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Phoolan Devi was born into a poor, low-caste family in Uttar Pradesh, living in a world that gave more respect to a stray dog than to a woman. At 11, she was married off and endured beatings, rapes and persecution. She survived being kidnapped by bandits and became one of them, learning how to shoot like a man. She also found love for the first time, but her lover was brutally murdered. Without his protection, she was paraded naked through villages and gang-raped; but she survived and for three years claimed retribution for herself and all low-caste women, before negotiating her own surrender. After 11 years in prison, she is now free to tell her own story.

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No reader can fail to be on her side - The Times

A stunning tale, and all the more amazing for being true. It will make you cry, it will also make you cheer - Jan Goodwin

Vivid and moving ... a remarkable story - Financial Times