A guardian and a thief /
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 pur...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
[2025].
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| Series: | Oprah's book club.
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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. |
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| Item Description: | "A Borzoi book" --T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: | 205 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780593804872 0593804872 |