NEW YORK (AP) — Megha Majumdar’s “ A Guardian and a Thief,” already a finalist for the Nationwide Ebook Award and Kirkus Prize, is now Oprah Winfrey’s ebook membership decide.
Set within the close to future, “A Guardian and a Thief” depicts a world of drought, flooding, crime and meals shortages because it contrasts a lady whose household is about to to migrate from India to the U.S. with the resident of a shelter who has stolen her purse and the passports it comprises. It is Majumdar’s first novel since her acclaimed debut, “A Burning,” got here out in 2020.
“I was spellbound from Page 1,” Winfrey stated in a press release Tuesday. “Megha Majumdar is one of those exquisitely skilled authors who takes us into the story of characters and cultural conflicts and leaves us spellbound until the last word and beyond. Who was the ‘Guardian’ who was the ‘Thief’? I’m still thinking about it.”
Majumdar’s dialog with Winfrey might be seen on Winfrey’s YouTube channel and different shops the place podcasts can be found. Winfrey’s ebook membership is at present offered by Starbucks. Different latest picks embrace Elizabeth Gilbert’ s memoir, “All the Way to the River,” and a novel by Richard Russo, “Bridge of Sighs.”
