AUTHOR : MEGHA MAJUMDAR

GENRE :FICTION

QUICK TAKE:  Exciting  debut novel about three unforgettable characters who find their lives entangled in the wake of an attack on a train in contemporary India.

SYNOPSIS:

 One is Jivan, a Muslim girl from the slums accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. The second is PT Sir, an opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political party, only to find his own ascent linked to Jivan's fall. And the third is Lovely, an irresistible outcast who has an alibi that can set Jivan free-but at the cost of everything she holds dear. Taut, symphonic, propulsive and riveting right from the outset, A Burning has the force of an epic while being so masterfully compressed that it can be read in a single sitting. Majumdar writes with dazzling assurance, at a breakneck pace, on complex themes that read as the components of a thriller: class, fate, corruption, justice and what it feels like to face profound obstacles while nurturing big dreams in a country spinning towards extremism.

RECOMMENDATION :  'The best debut novel I have come across in a long time'    - Amitav Ghosh                                                    

BINDING : Hardcover