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Guard and thief | Megha Majumdar's exciting new novel, which follows her successful novel "A Burning", which topped the New York Times bestseller list, takes place in the city of Calcutta, India, in the near future, where two families struggle to protect their children. A captivating and exciting literary work. Are you wondering if there is a novel that rivals Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"? Here is this novel. -Stacy Schiff, author of Cleopatra: A Life. This novel was selected as one of the most notable books of the year by: The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NPR, The Atlantic, Time, The Chicago Tribune, New York Magazine, Elle, Town & Country, Kirkus, and Book Page. In the future city of Calcutta, a mother, her two-year-old daughter, and her elderly father are about to leave the crumbling city and join her husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After receiving their long-awaited visas from the consulate, they pack their bags in preparation for the trip to America. But in the morning, they wake up to find that their mother's wallet, containing their precious immigration documents, has been stolen. “A Guard and a Thief” takes place over the course of a week, and tells two stories: that of a mother’s frantic search for the thief while trying hard to curb hunger in the face of worsening food shortages; The story of Pumbaa, a thief, whose desperation to support his family drives him to commit a series of escalating crimes, the consequences of which he does not realize. With astonishing ingenuity and mastery, Megha Majumdar paints a panoramic picture of two families, each driven by overwhelming love and indomitable hope, each discovering the lengths she will go to secure her children's future while confronting an impending disaster. A brilliant new work from one of the most prominent literary voices of her generation.