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A burning  Cover Image Book Book

A burning / Megha Majumdar.

Majumdar, Megha, (author.).

Summary:

"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. A novel about fate, power, opportunity, and class; about innocence and guilt, betrayal and love, and the corrosive media cycle that manufactures falsehoods masquerading as truths--A Burning is a debut novel of exceptional power and urgency, haunting and beautiful, brutal, vibrant, impossible to forget"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525658696
  • ISBN: 0525658696
  • Physical Description: 293 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Subject: Muslim women > India > Fiction.
Railroad accidents > Fiction.
Social media > Fiction.
Terrorism > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Suspense fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Political fiction.

Available copies

  • 41 of 44 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Cambria County Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cambria County Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 44 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cambria County Library FICTION Maj (Text) 85131001721480 CACM Fiction Available -
Abington Community Library FICTION MAJUMDA (Text) 50687011698175 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION MAJUMDA (Text) 50686015623122 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library F MAJ (Text) 37268003093796 AHMFL Adult Fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library MAJUMDAR, MEGHA (Text) 34455006703355 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F MAJ (Text) 33240005326957 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F MAJ (Text) 75011000333622 Adult Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F MAJ (Text) 35010001075967 Adult Fiction Available -
Bernville Area Community Library MAJ (Text) 33249023862778 Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009308488 Adult Fiction Available -


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