A Guardian and a ThiefA Guardian and a Thief
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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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- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025, 2025
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