A guardian and a thief : a novel
Book |
McClelland & Stewart,
Toronto :
2025.
- 0 of 3 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
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| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
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| Caistorville | ADU FIC MAJ | New | Copy hold / Volume hold | In transit |
| Grimsby | Fic Maj | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
| Port Colborne | ON ORDER | New Book | Copy hold / Volume hold | On order |
About
In a dystopic Kolkata beset by flooding and blight, Ma, her two year old daughter Mishti, and her elderly father Dadu are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma's husband in the home he has been building for them in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited passports and visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning, they awaken to discover that Ma's purse, with all the treasured documents within it, has been stolen. A Guardian and a Thief tells two stories: the story of Ma and her family, their struggle to emigrate to America, and their devastation in the wake of the theft that changes their fate to one of implacable tragedy; and the story of Boomba, the thief, whose hunger and desperation to care for his family drive him to commit a crime whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families whose destinies become inexorably entangled, wresting compassion from each narrative as the complexities of each character's circumstances--their helplessness in the face of poverty and corruption, and the need to stave off encroaching catastrophe--are captured with clarity and piercing empathy.
Details
- ISBN: 9780771029158
- Physical Description: 205 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2025.