An extremely well-written novel set in near-future India, as climate change has decimated the country at all levels. A family is attempting to follow the Dad, who has already been accepted with a work Visa in the United States. Megha Majumdar provides us with a story about how far a mother will go to provide for her child in dire circumstances and how we might judge others while avoiding our own mirror. It is a timely novel that weaves in how policies and politics abroad can also derail your best-laid plans.
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar, (List Price: $29, Knopf, 9780593804872, October 2025)
Reviewed by Jim Clemmons, Sundog Books in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida