{"product_id":"a-guardian-and-a-thief-oprahs-book-club-hardcover","title":"A Guardian and a Thief: Oprah's Book Club - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMegha Majumdar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE - Megha Majumdar's electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eA Burning\u003c\/i\u003e--longlisted for the National Book Award--is set in a near-future Kolkata, India, ravaged by climate change and food scarcity, in which two families seeking to protect their children must battle each other. A piercing and propulsive tour de force.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a near-future Kolkata beset by flooding and famine, Ma, her two-year-old daughter, and her elderly father are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma's husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Ma's purse, containing their treasured immigration documents, has been stolen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet over the course of one week, \u003ci\u003eA Guardian and a Thief \u003c\/i\u003etells two stories: the story of Ma's frantic search for the thief while keeping hunger at bay during a worsening food shortage; and the story of Boomba, the thief, whose desperation to care for his family drives him to commit a series of escalating crimes whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families, each operating from a place of ferocious love and undefeated hope, each discovering how far they will go to secure their children's future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEGHA MAJUMDAR is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eA Burning\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, and the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal. It was named one of the best books of the year by media including \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Vogue, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTIME Magazine. \u003c\/i\u003eA 2022 Whiting Award winner, she was born and raised in Kolkata, India, and holds degrees in anthropology from Harvard and Johns Hopkins. She is the former editor in chief of Catapult books, and lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584533492019,"sku":"9780593804872","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cLHQ1x4lMR9780593804872.webp?v=1761591322","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-guardian-and-a-thief-oprahs-book-club-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}