{"product_id":"a-burningbooks","title":"A Burning","description":"\u003cb\u003eA TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK!\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eto the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this National Book Award Longlist honoree and “gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary” (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e), Jivan 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 has the force of an epic while being so masterfully compressed it can be read in a single sitting. Majumdar writes with dazzling assurance at a breakneck pace on complex themes that read here as the components of a thriller: class, fate, corruption, justice, and what it feels like to face profound obstacles and yet nurture big dreams in a country spinning toward extremism. An extraordinary debut.","brand":"Majumdar, Megha","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":42605037551840,"sku":"","price":19.2,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_96a1d1e7-5c20-48ff-8a57-fcad8d8be529.jpg?v=1648565102","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/a-burningbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}