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A Guardian and a Thief: A Novel

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Two families' plights collide in this layered tale of hope and despair. Chasing a dream, one family hopes to relocate from India to Michigan in order to avoid a famine and a climate disaster, but their plans take an unexpected turn — that could cost them everything.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE • Megha Majumdar’s electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed New York Times bestseller A Burning, is set in a near-future Kolkata, India in which two families seeking to protect their children must battle each other. A piercing and propulsive tour de force.

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK

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