{"product_id":"a-burning-pb","title":"A Burning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA girl walks through the slums of Kolkata holding an armful of books. She returns home smelling of smoke, and checks her most prized possession: a brand-new smartphone, purchased in instalments. On Facebook, there is only one conversation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e#KolabaganTrainAttack \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the small, glowing screen, she types a dangerous thing. . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'If the police didn't help ordinary people like you and me, if the police watched them die, doesn't that mean that the government is also a terrorist?' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSet in contemporary India, \u003cem\u003eA Burning\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of three unforgettable characters, all dreaming of a better future, whose lives are changed for ever when they become caught up in the devastating aftermath of a terrorist attack. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJivan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea poor, young, Muslim girl, who dreams of going to college \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efaces a possible death sentence after being accused of collaborating with the terrorists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLovely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ean exuberant hijra who longs to be a Bollywood star \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eholds the alibi that can set Jivan free, but telling the truth will cost her everything she holds dear. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePT Sir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ean opportunistic gym teacher who once taught Jivan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebecomes involved with Hindu nationalist politics and his own ascent is soon inextricably linked to Jivan's fall. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTaut, propulsive and electrifying, from its opening lines to its astonishing finale, \u003cem\u003eA Burning\u003c\/em\u003e confronts issues of class, fate, prejudice and corruption with a Dickensian sense of injustice, and asks us to consider what it means to nurture big ambitions in a country hurtling towards political extremism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Burning\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel for our times and for all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Megha Majumdar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42649832521985,"sku":"9781471190292","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/Untitleddesign_42.png?v=1726413015","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/a-burning-pb","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}