A burning
Majumdar, Megha
A burning / Megha Majumdar - New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2020 - 293 p ; 22 cm
After a fiery attack on a train leaves 104 people dead, the fates of three people become inextricably entangled. Jivan, a bright, striving woman from the slums looking for a way out of poverty, is wrongly accused of planning the attack because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir, a slippery gym teacher from Jivan's former high school, has hitched his aspirations to a rising right wing party, and his own ascent becomes increasingly linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely, a spirited, impoverished, relentlessly optimistic hjira, who harbors dreams of becoming a Bollywood star, can provide the alibi that would set Jivan free - but her appearance in court will have unexpected consequences that will change the course of all of their lives.
English
9780525658696
Muslim women----Fiction
Railroad accidents---Fiction
Social media----Fiction
Terrorism----Fiction
Suspense fiction
PS3613.A35388 / B87 2020
FIC MAJ
A burning / Megha Majumdar - New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2020 - 293 p ; 22 cm
After a fiery attack on a train leaves 104 people dead, the fates of three people become inextricably entangled. Jivan, a bright, striving woman from the slums looking for a way out of poverty, is wrongly accused of planning the attack because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir, a slippery gym teacher from Jivan's former high school, has hitched his aspirations to a rising right wing party, and his own ascent becomes increasingly linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely, a spirited, impoverished, relentlessly optimistic hjira, who harbors dreams of becoming a Bollywood star, can provide the alibi that would set Jivan free - but her appearance in court will have unexpected consequences that will change the course of all of their lives.
English
9780525658696
Muslim women----Fiction
Railroad accidents---Fiction
Social media----Fiction
Terrorism----Fiction
Suspense fiction
PS3613.A35388 / B87 2020
FIC MAJ
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