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A guardian and a thief [LP]

In a near-future Kolkata ravaged by floods and decay, Ma is preparing to leave for a new life in America with her young daughter, Mishti, and her aging father, Dadu. Their visas and passports finally secured, they're just days away from joining Ma's husband in Michigan-- until Ma's purse, holding al...

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Main Author: Majumdar, Megha (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
Edition:First hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Immigrant families > Fiction.
Thieves > Fiction.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
Climatic changes > Fiction.
Food security > Fiction.
Conduct of life > Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Large print books.
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Summary:In a near-future Kolkata ravaged by floods and decay, Ma is preparing to leave for a new life in America with her young daughter, Mishti, and her aging father, Dadu. Their visas and passports finally secured, they're just days away from joining Ma's husband in Michigan-- until Ma's purse, holding all their precious documents, is stolen. The theft shatters their hopes and alters their lives forever. The story unfolds from two perspectives: Ma's desperate struggle to recover what's lost and Boomba's, the impoverished thief whose act of survival sets tragedy in motion. Through their intertwined fates, Megha Majumdar delivers a powerful and compassionate portrait of love, loss, and endurance amid poverty and corruption in a world on the brink of collapse.
Item Description:"Oprah's book club 2025" -- Cover.
Physical Description:pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9798217287789
Author Notes:MEGHA MAJUMDAR is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel A Burning , which was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, and the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal. It was named one of the best books of the year by media including The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic, Vogue, and TIME Magazine. A 2022 Whiting Award winner, she was born and raised in Kolkata, India, and holds degrees in anthropology from Harvard and Johns Hopkins. She is the former editor in chief of Catapult books, and lives in New York.

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