{"product_id":"9780771059834","title":"A Burning","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK! \u003cb\u003e• A \"gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary\"  (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e) about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eto the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eand find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJivan is a Muslim girl from the slums, determined to move up in life, who is accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir is an opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political party and finds that his own ascent becomes linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003ean irresistible outcast whose exuberant voice and dreams of glory fill the novel with warmth and hope and humor\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003ehas the alibi that can set Jivan free, but it will cost her everything she holds dear.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaut, symphonic, propulsive, and riveting from its opening lines, \u003ci\u003eA Burning\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying debut.","brand":"Megha Majumdar","offers":[{"title":"Hardback \/ Adult Fiction","offer_id":68181127528672,"sku":null,"price":19.25,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cb10bb56-270e-4094-9539-e6cbd868cfc4.jpg?v=1793021857","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/fr\/products\/9780771059834","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}