{"product_id":"a-guardian-and-a-thief","title":"A Guardian and a Thief By Megha Majumdar","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAN ELECTRIFYING NEW NOVEL OF SURVIVAL, LOVE, AND DESPERATION FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"90\"\u003eA BURNING\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eSet in a near-future Kolkata ravaged by extreme climate change, flooding, and severe food scarcity, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003eA Guardian and a Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is a piercing and propulsive tour de force. Ma is just days away from escaping the collapsing city with her toddler and elderly father to join her husband in Michigan. But on the very morning of their flight, disaster strikes: their purse containing their hard-won immigration visas is stolen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eOver the course of one gripping week, the novel splits into two unforgettable perspectives. We follow Ma’s frantic, hunger-driven hunt for the thief against the backdrop of a worsening municipal crisis, alongside the story of Boomba, the young thief whose own desperate desire to feed his family pulls him into an escalating spiral of crime. With breathtaking control, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families driven by ferocious love and undefeated hope, exploring the harrowing lengths we will go to protect our children when the world is falling apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a must-have:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAcclaimed Author:\u003c\/b\u003e From the brilliant mind behind the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"53\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and National Book Award longlist selection, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"123\"\u003eA Burning\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRiveting Near-Future Setting:\u003c\/b\u003e A chillingly plausible vision of Kolkata caught in the grips of climate crisis and resource scarcity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEmotional Intensity:\u003c\/b\u003e Explores the moral complexities of survival, empathy, and family through two parallel, high-stakes narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eContemporary Masterpiece:\u003c\/b\u003e A vital work from one of the most exciting, celebrated literary voices of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eDiscover how far love will go. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"35\"\u003eA Guardian and a Thief\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"80\"\u003eBeetle Bookshop\u003c\/b\u003e today—enjoy \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"108\"\u003e10–14% off\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"123\"\u003eFree Shipping on orders above ₹500\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52626718392603,"sku":null,"price":594.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/81lwVhp-6PL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784523014","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/a-guardian-and-a-thief","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}